Political Quotes

Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's presidency is noted for significant tax cuts, a strong anti-communist foreign policy, and the deregulation of various industries. His administration also faced challenges such as the Iran-Contra affair and economic issues, including inflation and unemployment.

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May 23, 1982

The proposed cuts in the bipartisan plan, in Medicare, are almost entirely aimed at limitations on the providers of health care, not a reduction of services for the beneficiaries.

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May 23, 1982

Never have we needed this vital ingredient to peace more than in today's world.

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May 23, 1982

The best way to meet the Nation's energy needs is to increase reliance on market decisions.

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May 23, 1982

The key to bringing interest rates down and keeping them down is a commitment by this government to get spending under control once and for all.

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May 23, 1982

That, ladies and gentlemen, is why I invited you here today—to forge with me a new kind of cooperation between government and the private sector, between profit and nonprofit organizations.

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May 23, 1982

I want to tell them that the United States is not just talking about reducing deficits, we're doing something about them.

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May 23, 1982

I hope we can make a beginning by involving all of you and wonderful families like the Frys and the Gozays here, who are with us today, in a vast network providing home-stay experience and other support for thousands of young people from…

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May 23, 1982

I think the objective still is to bring this to a point where it can be resolved peacefully and without any further loss of life.

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May 23, 1982

If we're to succeed, if we're to build human bridges across the seas and into the future as an investment for peace, we'll need more private support and cooperation than ever before.

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May 23, 1982

To make an issue out of this when this task force is—we're awaiting its report—I think is just, again, sheer political demagoguery.

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May 23, 1982

One of the best ways to develop more accurate perspectives on other nations and on ourselves is for more Americans to join, for a time, a family and a community in another land.

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