Quotes

Reagan on Free Enterprise

“You understand that freedom is not a luxury, but a necessity; not a privilege, but the source of our life's bread.”

February 12, 1985

“You understand that freedom is not a luxury, but a necessity; not a privilege, but the source of our life's bread. In science, just as in our economy, our object must be to maximize freedom, to open up new avenues of inquiry and new areas of experimentation.”

— Remarks at a White House Luncheon for the New Pioneers