Friday, May 15, 2009

Words of Wisdom

"Governments have a tendency not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."

"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women."

"Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an exercise by means of which enough men, it is hoped, will learn to want what is worth having."

"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals -- if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is."

"I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing."

"The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee -- they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort to an idea that became a country -- was a nation governed by professional politicians who had an interest in getting re-elected. They probably envisioned a fellow serving a couple of hitches and then eagerly looking forward to getting back to the farm."

"I used to say that politics was the second-oldest profession. I have come to know that it bears a gross similarity to the first."

"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth."

All these wise words by one man....Ronald Reagan. We need a leader like him again.

3 comments:

Vee said...

Don't we just...

I read those quotes over and was amazed all over again.

Donna said...

I miss him so!!!!!! We need a new conservative hero, but there isn't one in sight!

Mom of 2 Roses said...

Not many people feel like you. I sure agree 100%! It's nice to find like minded people in the blogging world. I'm loving your blog by the way!