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Ronald Reagan: “Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1981
Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Dedication of the General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Corridor at the Department of Defense

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