Quotes

Reagan on Free Enterprise

“Well, I think it's about time that we placed trust in ourselves and in each other.”

September 4, 1981

“As we work to solve our economic problems, let us tap that well of human spirit. We'll find more than strength of numbers and strength of resources, we'll find strength of individual determination. We will find the strength of mutual trust. For too many years now, we've trusted numbers and computers. We've trusted balance sheets, organizational charts, policies and systems. We've placed trust in rules, regulations, and government dictates. Well, I think it's about time that we placed trust in ourselves and in each other.”

— Message on the Observance of Labor Day