Quotes

Reagan on Democracy

“The great safeguard of our liberty is the totality of the constitutional system, with no one part getting the upper hand.”

September 17, 1987

“Checks and balances, limited government -- the genius of our constitutional system is its recognition that no one branch of government alone could be relied on to preserve our freedoms. The great safeguard of our liberty is the totality of the constitutional system, with no one part getting the upper hand.”

— Remarks at the ``We the People'' Bicentennial Celebration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania