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 13, 1982

We're not—I'm not participating, are discussions that are exploring every avenue of what can be a package.

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Apr 13, 1982

They are entitled to better treatment, and it is time to do something about it.

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Apr 13, 1982

We cannot afford for law-abiding Americans to lose that faith.

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Apr 13, 1982

Our commitment to criminal justice goes far deeper than our desire to punish the guilty or to deter those considering a lawless course.

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Apr 12, 1982

What has destroyed liberty and the rights of man in every government that has ever existed under the Sun?

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Apr 12, 1982

Today America's in the midst of a period of reevaluation about the role of our fundamental institutions.

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Apr 12, 1982

I just wonder if maybe God isn't waiting for us to do something.

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Apr 12, 1982

A wise and frugal government shall restrain men from injuring one another,... shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.

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Apr 11, 1982

April 19, 1982 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the United States of America.

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Apr 9, 1982

All told, there will be 7 million grants and loans for a student population of between 11 and 14 million if you include even the part-time students.

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Apr 7, 1982

Let us hope that we can all remember the dream we share and the tie that binds us all together here in this Western Hemisphere.

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Apr 6, 1982

Freedom-loving people in this hemisphere must stand shoulder to shoulder when liberty is threatened.

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Apr 6, 1982

Your courage and optimism have helped turn around a desperate economic situation.

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Apr 6, 1982

The expanded market opportunities contained in the Caribbean Basin Initiative proposals offered a particularly important stimulus for economic development in the region.

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Apr 6, 1982

The only Caribbean nation which has totally enveloped itself in Marxism suffers economic deprivation and political repression.

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Apr 6, 1982

I like to think that I share this view with you, and I share your compassion also, Mr. Prime Minister.

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Apr 5, 1982

The functions vested in the President by Section 6 of the Special International Security Assistance Act of 1979 are delegated to the Director.

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Apr 4, 1982

This national minerals policy recognizes the critical role of minerals to our economy, national defense, and standard of living

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Apr 4, 1982

We are indebted to small business for its contributions to our success as a nation.

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Apr 4, 1982

Anything that would bring a peaceful solution to what seems to be an unnecessary disagreement.

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