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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Dec 4, 1983

We mean to cripple their organization, dry up their profits, and put their members behind bars where they belong.

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Dec 4, 1983

It will depict the variety, character, and quality of modern India by presenting the continuity of traditional skills in folk and classical arts simultaneously with India's industrial and technological advances.

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Dec 4, 1983

They say the mob has been around for a long time and government will never eliminate the human impulses that lead to this kind of criminal activity.

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Dec 4, 1983

Crime statistics in America are finally coming down, and they'll stay down.

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Dec 3, 1983

If Israel is ever forced to leave the U.N., the United States and Israel will leave together.

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Dec 3, 1983

But as I told Prime Minister Shamir last week, Israel has a friend in America, and good friends stand together.

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Dec 3, 1983

Preserving the strength of families and family values is the key to America's future.

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Dec 3, 1983

Whether we be Americans or Israelis, we are all children of Abraham, children of the same God.

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Dec 3, 1983

Our mission remains what it was: to help stabilize the situation in Beirut until all the foreign forces can be withdrawn.

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Dec 3, 1983

He's fought rawhide outlaws in the 'Far Country', led pioneers in 'Bend of the River', flown the Atlantic in 'The Spirit of St. Louis'.

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Dec 3, 1983

Well, Nancy and I and his friends can tell you that that's not just some screen character; that's the real Jimmy Stewart.

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Dec 2, 1983

Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.

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Dec 2, 1983

How can families survive when big government's powers to tax, inflate, and regulate absorb their wealth?

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Dec 2, 1983

If we strengthen families, we'll help reduce poverty and the whole range of other social problems.

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Dec 1, 1983

You only get in trouble when people are talking about each other instead of to each other.

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