Ronald Reagan Quotes

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Ronald Reagan

Profession : President

Birth : February 6, 1911

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will.

Ronald Reagan

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

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Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

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Facts are stubborn things.

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Don't be afraid to see what you see.

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My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.

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Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

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Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.

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Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

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We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

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A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?

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Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

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If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

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I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

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I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

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Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

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Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

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Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.

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No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

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One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.

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