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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Apr 16, 1985

The United States is already one of Algeria's major trading partners.

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Apr 16, 1985

The ties between our two peoples and governments have grown over the past few years.

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Apr 16, 1985

We're gratified that at this time Algerian students are studying at American universities and technical institutes.

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Apr 16, 1985

Your visit gives us an opportunity to further strengthen our bilateral ties.

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Apr 16, 1985

The National Medal of Arts is an expression of our gratitude to those who have enriched our lives through their imagination and creativity.

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Apr 16, 1985

This Order shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register.

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Apr 15, 1985

Together with the Senate Republican leadership, we've fashioned a compromise budget plan that will virtually eliminate the deficit by the end of the decade.

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Apr 15, 1985

If we can't make Congress see the light, we'll make them feel the heat.

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Apr 15, 1985

Mr. Allison is a consultant to the firm of Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell in Washington, DC.

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Apr 15, 1985

I have this to say to those tax-increasers huddled away up on the Hill: You're fighting a lost cause.

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Apr 15, 1985

You can bulldoze a church, but you can't extinguish all that is good in every human heart.

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Apr 15, 1985

The tax-increasers are like those soldiers after World War II out on some of those Pacific islands who didn't know the war had ended.

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Apr 15, 1985

Let Congress know that there's another side, that Americans don't want the creation of another Cuba.

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Apr 15, 1985

History has taught us that you can bulldoze a church, but you can't extinguish all that is good in every human heart.

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Apr 14, 1985

He was designated by the President to help guide policy preparations for the 1984 London Economic Summit.

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Apr 14, 1985

He has been redesignated in preparing for this year's summit in Bonn.

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Apr 14, 1985

Our faith in the principles of freedom, justice, and opportunity has sustained us.

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Apr 14, 1985

The truth is Somoza was bad, but so many of the people of Nicaragua know the Sandinistas are infinitely worse.

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Apr 14, 1985

I also call upon all public officials to display the flag of the United States on all government buildings open on Law Day, May 1, 1985.

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Apr 14, 1985

I have determined that the authority available to the Bank for fiscal year 1985 is more than sufficient to meet the current estimate of the needs of the Bank.

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Apr 14, 1985

Our April 4th proposal asking for both sides to lay down their arms and enter a church-mediated dialog for peace offers new hope for the region.

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Apr 14, 1985

Democratic states do not attack their neighbors and destabilize regions.

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Apr 14, 1985

If any area of the world is of vital interest to the United States, it is neighboring countries in Central America.

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