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 13, 1984

The reasons they have given are absolutely false—and we've been able to prove it.

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May 13, 1984

This proposal is the result of careful review within the administration and reflects an effort to strike a balance between avoiding unnecessary and wasteful expenditures of scarce Federal dollars and preserving a sound, sensibly scaled…

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May 13, 1984

What we want from the Fed is for the—we want the money supply to be increased at a range that is commensurate with the increase in the growth in the economy.

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May 13, 1984

I will transmit legislation to the Congress that would reshape the Nation's synthetic fuels program while reducing its estimated total cost by $9.5 billion.

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May 13, 1984

We must not cast doubt on U.S. and allied resolve nor reward the Soviets for their current belligerent behavior towards arms control.

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May 13, 1984

Let us keep that Olympic tradition alive in Los Angeles and resolve that the Olympic flame will burn ever brighter.

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May 13, 1984

The Olympic torch, the symbol of continuity between the ancient and modern Olympic games, was a proud tradition.

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May 13, 1984

It would also limit the use of the remaining funds to those projects whose products will not cost significantly more than the projected market price of competing fuels.

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May 13, 1984

Enactment of the proposed legislation would leave the Synthetic Fuels Corporation with approximately $4.6 billion in unobligated funds that could be used to support a wide array of carefully selected private synthetic fuels projects.

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May 13, 1984

It was my—there were people who said that my rhetoric wasn't harsh enough after they shot down a civilian airliner with 269 innocent people aboard.

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May 12, 1984

I think things like this make me understand what Abe Lincoln was feeling when he said, 'All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my mother.'

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May 11, 1984

Money was never the problem. Leadership was— leadership in getting the schools back to basic values, basic traditions, and basic good sense.

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May 10, 1984

I do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 6, 1984 as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week.

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May 10, 1984

If a foreign nation had done to our schools what we ourselves have done to them, we would be justified in calling it an act of war.

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May 10, 1984

It is our responsibility to continue to strive for a society which will lessen the risks of such tasks.

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May 10, 1984

All too often, these disciplined and courageous men and women give their lives to the cause of justice.

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May 9, 1984

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.

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May 9, 1984

Small business today, as it has always been, is the mainspring of American wellbeing.

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May 9, 1984

The Republican message is simple: Our country's best days are still to come.

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May 9, 1984

Our basic industries are gaining new strength, and we're leading the world in a dazzling technological revolution.

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May 9, 1984

The American miracle is a product of freeing the energies of our people, not harnessing them to some central plan or bureaucratic program.

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May 9, 1984

I firmly believe that the opportunity to own a home is part of the American dream.

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May 9, 1984

I transmit herewith the Convention between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.

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