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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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Mar 6, 1986

I have never believed that... I was only talking facts as to what would be the inevitable result.

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Mar 6, 1986

No, I think 6 months is too long a time with what we're facing down there.

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Mar 5, 1986

A great many people are deceived and not aware of what they're doing is inimical to the interests of the United States

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Mar 4, 1986

Let there be no mistake: If we fail to provide timely assistance now, if we abandon our allies in freedom and allow the Communists to establish a permanent beachhead on the American mainland, we will be living with the consequences for…

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Mar 4, 1986

If we don't want to see the map of Central America covered in a sea of red, eventually lapping at our own borders, we must act now.

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Mar 3, 1986

The stronger the emphasis on academic courses, the more advanced the subject matter, and the rigorous the textbooks, the more high school students learn.

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Mar 3, 1986

I am confident our efforts, together with those of the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland, will help to promote economic and social development in Ireland, thereby constructing a durable framework that would provide a promise of…

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Mar 3, 1986

Schools contribute to their students' academic achievement by establishing, communicating, and enforcing fair and consistent education policies.

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Mar 3, 1986

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

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Mar 3, 1986

I urge the Congress to act without delay on this important legislation.

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Mar 3, 1986

We know from experience that certain tools work and work well when it comes to teaching and learning.

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Mar 2, 1986

I think it would place in jeopardy the survival of each of those small and fragile democracies now in Central America.

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Mar 2, 1986

Defeat for the contras would mean a second Cuba on the mainland of North America.

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Mar 2, 1986

History did hit us with a freight train, and we were battle borne.

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Feb 28, 1986

Defending freedom over the long haul requires that we get, as it is sometimes put, 'the most bang for every buck.'

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Feb 27, 1986

I offer my most sincere condolences to the family of Prime Minister Palme and to the Swedish people in their hour of grief.

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Feb 27, 1986

I have learned with great shock of the tragic death of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

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