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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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If you read the letter, you will find there is nothing wrong with it.
I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you.
In the eyes of many in the world, this every-four-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle.
And I have to point out that government doesn't tax to get the money it needs, government always needs the money it gets.
They say we offer simple answers to complex problems. Well, perhaps there is a simple answer — not an easy answer — but simple.
A Time for Choosing (1964)
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Some people work an entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference to the world. But the Marines don't have that problem.
My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.
Once you begin a great movement, there's no telling where it will end. We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.
Farewell Address (1989)
America—and that means all of us—opposes apartheid, a malevolent and archaic system totally alien to our ideals.
Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.
We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.
Not in spite of but because of our polyglot background, we have had all the strength in the world. That is the American way.
If fascism ever comes to America, it will come in the name of liberalism.
I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.
Let's close the place down and see if anybody notices.
In the industrialized nations, a technological revolution is taking place—a revolution marked by rapid, dramatic advances in computers and telecommunications.
Liberals fought poverty and poverty won.
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America (2004)
Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it's common sense.
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
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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