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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Jun 5, 1988

H.R. 3436 would expand Medicare to cover non-acute, non-medical care.

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Jun 5, 1988

H.R. 3436 attempts to address the complex, difficult issue of long-term health care without the benefit of careful deliberation or public hearings.

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Jun 3, 1988

It's my hope that what took place on my Moscow visit will lead to still greater individual freedom for the peoples of the Soviet Union.

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Jun 3, 1988

These missiles will not simply have been shuffled around on the map or placed in storage; they will have been destroyed.

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Jun 3, 1988

Imagine it—hundreds and then thousands of young people who have firsthand knowledge of each other's country and, yes, who have made friends.

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Jun 3, 1988

There is another way to live and govern your country, a way of democracy and economic growth, a way in which creative human energies are released.

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Jun 2, 1988

I further determine that the continuation of the waivers applicable to the Hungarian People's Republic and the People's Republic of China will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.

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