Ronald Reagan

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January 11, 1989

Farewell Address to the Nation

Reagan on America

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“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”
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“We the People tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us.”
Reagan on Government
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“As government expands, liberty contracts.”
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“Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it.”
Reagan on Taxes
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“And so many times I wanted to stop and reach out from behind the glass, and connect.”
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“Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the People.'”
Reagan on Democracy
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“Democracy, the profoundly good, is also the profoundly productive.”
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“We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.”
Reagan on Foreign Policy
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“The future will always be ours.”
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“I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation -- from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in the principles that have guided us for two centuries.”
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“Because we're a great nation, our challenges seem complex.”
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“My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference.”
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“I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation -- from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in the principles that have guided us for two centuries.”
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Speeches

Farewell Address to the Nation

Quotes From This Speech

“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”

“We the People tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us.”

“As government expands, liberty contracts.”

“Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it.”

“And so many times I wanted to stop and reach out from behind the glass, and connect.”

“Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the People.'”

“Democracy, the profoundly good, is also the profoundly productive.”

“We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.”

“The future will always be ours.”

“I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation -- from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in the principles that have guided us for two centuries.”

“Because we're a great nation, our challenges seem complex.”

“My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference.”

“I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation -- from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in the principles that have guided us for two centuries.”

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