Ronald Reagan najznámejšie citáty
Ronald Reagan citáty a výroky
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
(15. august, White House Conference on Small Business)
Potvrdené výroky, Prvé prezidentské obdobie (1981 – 1985)
General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
Prejav pred Brandeburgskou bránou. (1987)
Potvrdené výroky, Druhé prezidentské obdobie (1985 – 1989)
History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. To keep the peace, we and our allies must be strong enough to convince any potential aggressor that war could bring no benefit, only disaster. So, when we neglected our defenses, the risks of serious confrontation grew.
Prejav k národu a ostatným krajinám o americko-sovietskych vzťahoch (z Bieleho domu, 16. január 1984)
Potvrdené výroky, Prvé prezidentské obdobie (1981 – 1985)
Zdroj: Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations, January 16, 1984 [online]. Simi Valley, CA : Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, 2009-10-06 [cit. 2014-12-10]. Dostupné online http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1984/11684a.htm. ( video (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_yUID5uO4E)
Thomas Jefferson once said, "We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works." And ever since he told me that I stopped worrying.
Prisudzované výroky
„Dúfam, že všetci tu ste republikáni!“
Well I hope you're all Republicans!
Adresované chirurgom po prevoze do operačnej sály po pokuse o atentát z 30. marca 1981. Doktor Joseph Giordano odpovedal: "Dnes sme všetci republikánmi." Alternatívne verzia hovorí, že Reagan povedal: "Please tell me you're Republicans."
Prisudzované výroky
Zdroj: CNN.com http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/05/reagan.obit/
„Príliš veľa SALTu (v preklade soli) škodí vášmu zdraviu.“
Too much SALT is bad for your health.
Poznámka vyslovená pri opúštaní tretieho kola rozhovorov o obmedzení strategických zbraní (SALT) v roku 1986.
Potvrdené výroky, Druhé prezidentské obdobie (1985 – 1989)
My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.
Počas skúšky mikrofónu pred začiatkom relácie Weekly Radio Address of the President of the United States v National Public Radio, keď si neuvedomil, že je záznam prenášaný (11. august 1984)
Potvrdené výroky, Prvé prezidentské obdobie (1981 – 1985)
Zdroj: Weekly Radio Address of the President of the United States [epizóda rozhlasovej relácie]. Spojené štáty, 1984. National Public Radio, 1984-08-11. Dostupné online http://www.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/audio_archive.html. Zvukový súbor uvedený textom: „Hear Reagan joking into a microphone on Aug. 11, 1984, that the United States would "begin bombing (Russia) in five minutes." “.
„Miláčik, zabudol som sa uhnúť.“
Honey, I forgot to duck.
Vyslovené krátko po pokuse o atentát svojej manželke Nancy. Predpokladá sa, že Reagan citoval slová boxera Jacka Dempseyho po tom, ako prehral s Gene Tunneym v roku 1926.
Potvrdené výroky, Prvé prezidentské obdobie (1981 – 1985)
Zdroj: CNN.com http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/05/reagan.obit/
Christmas means so much because of one special child. But Christmas also reminds us that all children are special, that they are gifts from God, gifts beyond price that mean more than any presents money can buy. In their love and laughter, in our hopes for their future lies the true meaning of Christmas.
Prejav k verejnosti k Vianociam a situácii v Poľsku (z Oválnej pracovne, 23. december 1981, 21:00 EST, 24. december, 03:00 SEČ)
Potvrdené výroky, Prvé prezidentské obdobie (1981 – 1985)
Zdroj: Address to the Nation About Christmas and the Situation in Poland, December 23, 1981 [online]. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, 2009-10-06 [cit. 2014-12-23]. Dostupné online http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/122381e.htm. ( video (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEctiw5qqmA)
Ronald Reagan: Citáty v angličtine
Quoted as an attribution in Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2013), p. 268
Attributed
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), First Inaugural address (1981)
Kontext: Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors.
“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
Remarks at the National Conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO (30 March 1981)) (source: http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/33081b.htm)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
Remarks at the Annual Salute to Congress Dinner http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/20481b.htm (4 February 1981)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
Varianta: Thomas Jefferson once said, "We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works." And ever since he told me that I stopped worrying.
Kontext: Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
“Government does not solve problems. It subsidizes them.”
Varianta: Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Joke during his 1965 campaign for Governor of California, as quoted by Leo E. Litwak in The New York Times Magazine (14 November 1965), p. 174 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F13FC3B591B7A93C6A8178AD95F418685F9.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
As quoted in The Reagan Wit (1981) by Bill Adler, p. 30
1960s
“We can't help everyone but everyone can help someone”
Sometimes attributed to Reagan, but the earliest citation attributes the saying to Dr Loretta Scott, 1,600 Quotes & Pieces of Wisdom That Just Might Help You Out When You're Stuck in a Moment https://books.google.com/books?id=quX0r9SkVj8C&pg=PA41&dq=%22we+can%27t+help+everyone%22+%22everyone+can+help+someone%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMIk-28w6WkyAIVR5SICh3HOwON#v=onepage&q=%22we%20can't%20help%20everyone%22%20%22everyone%20can%20help%20someone%22&f=false (2003), p. 41
Attributed
“A people free to choose will always choose peace.”
Varianta: A people free to choose will always choose peace
Zdroj: The Quest for Peace, the Cause of Freedom
“Please tell me you're Republicans.”
Speaking to surgeons as he entered the operating room following a 1981 assassination attempt. http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26804&pageIndex=1 To which Dr. Joseph Giordano replied, "We're all Republicans today." An alternative version has Reagan saying "Please tell me you're Republicans." (30 March 1981)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
Varianta: I hope you're all Republican.
Zdroj: Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches
