Quotes

Reagan on Democracy, and America

“We're all heirs to the Constitution; we're all the Constitution's children.”

June 1, 1987

“We're all heirs to the Constitution; we're all the Constitution's children. Being the heirs to the Constitution is our good fortune, but it also places upon us a responsibility: the responsibility to nurture and defend this country so that, when our turn comes, we, too, can pass on to our children a nation of greatness and freedom.”

— Remarks to the Winners of the 1987 Elementary School Essay Project on the Constitution