#ronald reagan

Ronald Reagan used to alarm his Soviet counterparts by saying that surely they'd both unite against an invasion from Mars. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#alarm #both #counterparts #his #invasion

Ronald Reagan used to alarm other constituencies by speaking freely about the End Times foreshadowed in the Bible. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#alarm #bible #constituencies #end #foreshadowed

If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and not to the Democratic Congress of the Carter years, which rejected it. ↗

— David Horowitz

#birthday #carter #celebrate #congress #created

I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually spent our time together reminiscing about mutual friends. ↗

— James Arness

#became #before #being #california #friends

Without Jimmy Carter we might not have gotten Ronald Reagan, without Ronald Reagan there would probably still be a Soviet Union. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#gotten #jimmy #jimmy carter #might #probably

The rule for effective governance is simple. It is one Ronald Reagan knew by heart. And one that he successfully employed with Social Security and the Cold War. When there is a problem, you fix it. That is the job you have been sent to do and you cannot wait for someone else to do it for you. ↗

— Chris Christie

#cannot #cold #cold war #effective #else

We don't have a lot of Reagan-type leaders in our party. Remember Ronald Reagan Democrats? I want a Republican that can attract Democrats. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

#democrats #i #leaders #lot #our

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down. ↗

— Alexander Haig

#came #carter #crisis #did #down

It took Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Reagan. ↗

— Ted Cruz

#give #jimmy #jimmy carter #reagan #ronald

What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

#borrow #building #down #great #led