Quotes

Reagan on Democracy, Freedom, and Government

“And the word we have for this is freedom.”

May 31, 1988

“As I see it, political leadership in a democracy requires seeing past the abstractions and embracing the vast diversity of humanity and doing it with humility, listening as best you can not just to those with high positions but to the cacophonous voices of ordinary people and trusting those millions of people, keeping out of their way, not trying to act the all-wise and all-powerful, not letting government act that way. And the word we have for this is freedom.”

— Remarks at a Luncheon Hosted by Artists and Cultural Leaders in Moscow