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1911–2004 United States
Ronald Wilson Reagan (6 February 1911 – 5 June 2004) was an American politician and actor, who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader.
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Cannot swords be turned to plowshares? Can we and all nations not live in peace? In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often forget how much unites all the members of humanity.
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
I've seen what men can do for each other and do to each other.
Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (1991)
To those neighbors and allies who share our freedom, we will strengthen our historic ties and assure them of our support and firm commitment.
The other day, someone told me the difference between a democracy and a people's democracy. It's the same difference between a jacket and a straitjacket.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war.
Every morning Nancy and I turn to see what he has to say about people of our respective birth signs.
The size of the Federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern.
This is not the time for political fun and games. This is the time for a new beginning.
There's no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.
When you see all that rhetorical smoke billowing up from the Democrats, well ladies and gentleman, I'd follow the example of their nominee; don't inhale.
One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It's very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project.
A great many reputable scientists are telling us that such a [nuclear] war could just end up in no victory for anyone because we would wipe out the earth as we know it.
The smoke from burning marijuana contains many more cancer-causing substances than tobacco.
Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.
Balancing the budget is like protecting your virtue , you have to learn how to say no.
If a tax hike makes it to my desk, I'll veto it in less time than it takes Vanna White to turn the letters V-E-T-O!
All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.
It's true hard work never killed anyone, but I figure, why take the chance?
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A Time for Choosing (1964) · 6 Where's the Rest of Me? (1965) · 1 Remarks at a Mount Vernon, Virginia, Ceremony Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington (1982, speech) · 2 Address on the Strategic Defense Initiative (1983, speech) · 1 Remarks on Signing the Bill Making the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a National Holiday (1983, speech) · 1 speech (1983, speech) · 1 Remarks at a White House Ceremony Marking Progress Made in the Campaign Against Drunk Driving with Michael Jackson (1984, speech) · 4 Signing statement on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on Torture (1984, speech) · 1 Farewell Address (1989, speech) · 5 Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (1991) · 4 Stories in His Own Hand: The Everyday Wisdom of Ronald Reagan (2001) · 1 The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America (2004) · 1 Who was Ronald Reagan? (2004) · 1 The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (2007) · 1 Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (2013) · 1 Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency of Ronald Reagan (2015) · 1