Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 10, 1981
The true test of civilization, it's been said, is not the census or the size of cities or the crops, but the kind of people the country turns out.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Presenting the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service

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Let us remember that the Soviet preponderance in military power in Europe remains, an asymmetry that offends our Jeffersonian senses.

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