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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Nov 5, 1981

But that's still our goal, and we think this program will achieve it.

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Nov 4, 1981

Prime Minister Mugabe's position within the government and within his party is still strong.

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Nov 2, 1981

I expect this provision to be implemented in a manner that will not add to budgetary costs of Veterans Administration medical care and treatment.

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Nov 1, 1981

We cannot hope to match the graciousness of the Bedouins, but we do hope you'll consider what is ours is yours.

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Nov 1, 1981

You have displayed this throughout your public life and, because of it, have the respect of those who know you.

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Nov 1, 1981

I've been looking forward to meeting King Hussein longer than I've been President.

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Oct 29, 1981

We will encourage those who seek freedom, not least by telling the simple truth about their efforts and the efforts of those who seek to oppress them.

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Oct 28, 1981

Farm and city people have long been partners in economic and social progress.

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Oct 28, 1981

I plan to restrain spending to insure that the Congress has the opportunity to enact regular appropriations for the entire fiscal year at levels that are consistent with my revised budget request.

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Oct 27, 1981

Well, I would think that the only thing that could happen to make us not fulfill that would be if by some chance, the radical elements that we know are there...

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Oct 27, 1981

I want to express my gratitude to the Members of the United States Senate for their approval of the sale of the AWACS defense system to Saudi Arabia.

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Oct 23, 1981

I return home reminded again of the importance of American leadership in the world.

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Oct 23, 1981

We have guaranteed the security of the technology and the security of Israel.

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Oct 23, 1981

I don't think they're being realistic about the dangerous situation in the Middle East.

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Oct 22, 1981

We had a very open discussion, identifying the point at which possibly aid isn't being as effective as it might be.

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Oct 22, 1981

No, but you have to remember that there's no one at that table that has done more in the line of foreign aid than has the United States.

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Oct 20, 1981

Thus, we regard any military threat to Europe as a threat to the United States itself.

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Oct 20, 1981

Our strategy remains, as it has been, one of flexible response: maintaining an assured military capability to deter the use of force—conventional or nuclear—by the Warsaw pact at the lowest possible level.

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Oct 20, 1981

The essence of U.S. nuclear strategy is that no aggressor should believe that the use of nuclear weapons in Europe could reasonably be limited to Europe.

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