Ronald Reagan quotes - page 16

Dreams became issues of East versus West. Hopes became political rhetoric. Progress became a search for power and domination. Somewhere the truth was lost that people don't make war, governments do. (Ronald Reagan)
We think there is a parallel between the Federal involvement in education and the decline in quality over recent years. View quote
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Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not make for us will make our economy stronger, our lives more abundant, our future more free. View quote
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Now you hear a lot of jokes about Silent Cal Coolidge, ... but I think that the joke is on the people that make jokes because if you look at his record, he cut the taxes four times. We had probably the greatest growth and prosperity that we've ever known. And I have taken heed of that because if he did nothing, maybe that's the answer for the Federal Government. View quote
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I oppose registration for the draft . . . because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom. View quote
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As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going to get it. View quote
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Nations do not mistrust each other because they are armed they are armed because they mistrust each other. View quote
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If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business. View quote
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I'm just a citizen temporarily in public service. View quote
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Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act. View quote
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something no one bats a thousand. (Ronald Reagan)
Most of my dreams came true. View quote
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I hope the people on Wall Street will pay attention to the people on Main Street. If they do, they will see there is a rising tide of confidence in the future of America. View quote
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A bird on a tether, no matter how long the rope, can always be pulled back. View quote
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An actor knows two important things -- to be honest in what he is doing and to be in touch with the audience. That's not bad advice for a politician either. View quote
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I like photographers you don't ask questions. View quote
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We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those nations which share in our fundamental beliefs, but we are against doling out money government to government, creating bureaucracy, if not socialism, all over the world. We set out to help 19 countries. We are helping 107 We spent 146 billion. With that money, we bought a 2-million-dollar yacht for Haile Selassie. We bought dress suits for Greek undertakers, extra wives for Kenya government officials. We bought a thousand TV sets for a place where they have no electricity. View quote
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Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people. View quote
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We're the party that wants to see an America in which people still can get rich. View quote
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Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with thethings that move us toward progress and peace. View quote
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To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership - not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere. (Ronald Reagan)
Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home by nine o'clock. View quote
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In an atmosphere of liberty, artists and patrons are free to think the unthinkable and create the audacious they are free to make both horrendous mistakes and glorious celebrations. View quote
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Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it. So we cut the people's tax rates, and the people produced more than ever before. View quote
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The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America...our country is in need of and ready for a spiritual renewal. View quote
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