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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Oct 26, 1982

This is another important step in our effort to encourage added savings, which are a key to our country's economic growth.

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Oct 26, 1982

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America.

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Oct 26, 1982

Savings Bonds will now be able to keep pace with other investments.

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Oct 26, 1982

Alberto, thank you very much. I promise not to use them in a marathon.

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Oct 25, 1982

Well, I feel this: that since all of you seem to feel that I'm to blame for unemployment, then somebody must be responsible for the inflation drop.

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Oct 25, 1982

Thanks to her they have become a cherished part of all our lives, an undying reminder of the beauty, the courage and the heart of this great land of ours.

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Oct 25, 1982

I thought we'd had a leading edge ever since we brought interest rates down and inflation down and all those other things.

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Oct 25, 1982

I know that you've heard the news already, that the rate of increase in inflation for September is in, and I no longer can say that inflation for 1982 so far is 5.1 [percent]. It is only 4.8.

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Oct 25, 1982

We've cut the growth of government spending by nearly two-thirds.

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Oct 25, 1982

Kate Smith is one of America's great singers of this or any other century.

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Oct 25, 1982

As long as I'm President, we will protect the solvency of social security.

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Oct 25, 1982

It'll be that day when we can tell our children and our grandchildren that we have begun to pay off this nation's national trillion-dollar debt.

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Oct 25, 1982

The voice of Kate Smith is known and loved by millions of Americans, young and old.

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Oct 25, 1982

Please, go out there and work for your great candidates so this year we can make it three for three.

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Oct 25, 1982

Our way of life is based on some very fundamental values-family, faith, patriotism, hard work, and opportunity.

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Oct 25, 1982

Well, no. I believe that we are going to see this period of ups and downs, as has been predicted.

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Oct 25, 1982

There is no more dangerous risk to America... than deliberate, planned inflation such as they gave us.

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Oct 25, 1982

This way of life we all cherish is best summed up in three simple words: the American dream.

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