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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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Oct 2, 1985

We're going to simplify the tax system, actually make it understandable and clear and fair.

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Oct 2, 1985

We're not going to retreat from the research that could deliver to the world a defense against these nuclear weapons.

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Oct 2, 1985

To simply drive them up into the Ural Mountains or someplace else and then say that they're not a threat to Europe makes no sense.

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Oct 2, 1985

Well, he could probably feel that way because the Soviet Union is about 10 years ahead of us in developing a defensive system themselves.

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Oct 2, 1985

Great American corporations should not be strapped by a system that is tied to the stake of tax shelters.

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Oct 2, 1985

I intend to fight for our plan—a top corporate rate of 33 percent.

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Oct 2, 1985

Lower tax rates mean greater freedom, and whenever we lower the tax rates, our entire nation is better off.

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Oct 2, 1985

No, this is between them and the Soviet Union. And more power to them.

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Oct 1, 1985

I hope you will remember that not only are most people upstanding and law-abiding citizens, but they are also on your side in the fight against lawlessness.

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Oct 1, 1985

Right and wrong do matter, individuals should be held accountable for their actions, and society has the right to be protected from those who prey on the innocent.

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Oct 1, 1985

I doubt that I have ever failed to mention that yours is one of the most difficult of any profession in civilized society.

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Oct 1, 1985

It is Interpol that institutionalizes and makes vastly easier those professional contacts and vital exchanges of information that each of you needs to serve the people of your country.

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Oct 1, 1985

In addition to dramatically increasing the number of prosecutors and Federal agents working in these areas, we have taken many other steps.

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Oct 1, 1985

The United States is honored and proud that you would choose our Capital as the site of your convention.

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Sep 30, 1985

She is conservative enough, and she's executed the policies that I have wanted for that particular agency.

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Sep 30, 1985

I am delighted and happier than I've been in a long time that Margaret Heckler has agreed to my request that she become the Ambassador to Ireland.

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Sep 30, 1985

As we work to rid our schools of crime, drugs, and violence, isn't it time that everybody in the media and entertainment industries followed the leadership of those who've accepted their responsibility to our nation's youth?

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