The article contains several inspirational quotes from Mike Pompeo and Ronald Reagan. Mike Pompeo was the congressman who represented the 4th District of Kansas in the US House of Representatives from 2011-2017. He was the 70th Secretary of State from 2018-2020 and the author of the 2023 bestselling book, entitled, “Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.” Ronald Reagan was the governor of California from 1967-1975 who became the 40th president of the United States of America from 1981-1989.
FAMILY
“The family is foundational to society. From our families come our communities and our congregations.” – Mike Pompeo
“Strong families are the most important building block of our Republic, and we must preserve them for the sake of our community and our culture.” – Mike Pompeo
“Yes, the family is the bedrock of our nation, but it is also the engine that gives our nation life.” – Ronald Reagan
“It is the power of the family that holds the nation together, that gives America her conscience and that serves as the cradle of our country’s soul.” – Ronald Reagan
FREEDOM
“Of standing for freedom, together, wherever liberty is threatened.” – Mike Pompeo
“Liberty is freedom. Liberty is freedom from molestation by an oppressive government or authority.” – Mike Pompeo
“Where religious liberty flourishes, freedom tends to flourish as well. And where religious freedom is denied, you can bet that tyranny will follow.” – Mike Pompeo
“Weakness, indecisiveness, disengagement on the world stage, these things invite conflict. Let’s learn this lesson. Timidity is provocative. Evil emboldens tyrants….” – Mike Pompeo
“A free people cannot survive the unrelenting growth of government. Pervasive regulation, taxes, and government controls don’t just cause inflation – they erode the American commitment to the dignity of hard work, the fairness of playing by the rules, and goodness of doing what is right.” – Mike Pompeo
“Liberty as promised in our Declaration of Independence and as guaranteed by our Constitution… is thus only possible, if limited government is practiced and not enlarged for expansive government, through its desire to accrete power, subverts individual agency and choice, ultimately destroying liberty.” – Mike Pompeo
“As government expands, liberty contracts.” – Ronald Reagan
“Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: ‘We the People.’ ‘We the People’ tell the government what to do; it doesn’t tell us. ‘We the People’ are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world’s constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which ‘We the People’ tell the government what it is allowed to do. ‘We the People’ are free.” – Ronald Reagan
“Strength is the most persuasive argument we have to convince our adversaries to negotiate seriously and to cease bullying other nations.” – Ronald Reagan
“It gives breath to our laughter and joy. It gives voice to our songs. It gives strength as we race for our dreams.” – Ronald Reagan
“We know only too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted.” – Ronald Reagan
“This [Berlin] wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.” – Ronald Reagan
GOVERNMENT
“A free people cannot survive the unrelenting growth of government. Pervasive regulation, taxes, and government controls don’t just cause inflation – they erode the American commitment to the dignity of hard work, the fairness of playing by the rules, and goodness of doing what is right.” – Mike Pompeo
“All Americans, including family business owners, must be free to live and work according to their beliefs without fear of government punishment….” – Mike Pompeo
“We are a nation that has a government -- not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government, which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.” – Ronald Reagan
“It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment… it’s not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.” – Ronald Reagan
PUBLIC SERVICE and POLITICS
“At each stage of my public service – as a soldier, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and then as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and as your Secretary of State – I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to advance America in a way that fit the time and the moment.” – Mike Pompeo
“The part that brings the most joy is always when you’re back in the state talking… Those moments, whether you were talking to a group of farmers out at a facility or you’re with manufacturing folks or families or people who are really challenged and were looking for the federal government to help provide them a path forward, those were the things that I remember most about my six years as a member of Congress. Not the votes, not the time in Washington, but the time back home.” – Mike Pompeo
“I consider the trust that you have placed in me sacred, and I give you my sacred oath that I will do my utmost to justify your faith.” – Ronald Reagan
“I am not a politician. I am an ordinary citizen with a deep-seated belief that much of what troubles us has been brought about by politicians.” – Ronald Reagan
RELIGION and POLITICS
“Religious liberty is rightly regarded by many as our ‘first freedom,’ because it is truly the foundation upon which our country was built. In its earliest days, America was founded and populated by religious people seeking religious freedom.” – Mike Pompeo
“To paraphrase the Declaration of Independence, we are endowed with rights by our Creator, particularly the right to religious freedom and speech. This freedom is a cornerstone of American civic life and provides a moral foundation for our republic, one that ensures our nation to continue to be the greatest and freest in the world.” – Mike Pompeo
“On July 4th, 1776, our Founders enshrined the sacred principles of our nation in the Declaration of Independence: That we are all created equal, that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” – Mike Pompeo
“The truth is, politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality’s foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect, and our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they’re sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.” – Ronald Reagan
“We establish no religion in this country, nor will we ever. We command no worship. We mandate no belief. But we poison our society when we remove its theological underpinnings. We court corruption when we leave it bereft of belief. All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief, to apply moral teaching to public questions.” – Ronald Reagan
“Without God, there is no virtue, because there’s no prompting of the conscience. Without God, we’re mired in the material, that flat world that tells us only what the senses perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of the society. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” – Ronald Reagan
SPOUSE
“22 years ago, I married the most incredible woman on earth. Gracious, humble, brilliant and faithful to her Maker. I am a blessed man to call you my wife, Susan.” – Mike Pompeo
“Every first lady makes her own choices, and mine was to become very involved in planning White House events, right down to the details....” – Ronald Reagan
