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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.
United States Actors Anti-communists Autobiographers Orators Also known as: Reagan, Ronald, Ronnie Reagan, The Gipper, The Great Communicator, Tributes by world leaders on the death of Ronald Reagan, Trust, but verify
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Recognizing the equality of all men and women, we are willing and able to lift the weak, cradle those who hurt, and nurture the bonds that tie us together as one nation under God.
You get to know people as individuals. The dreams of people may differ, but everybody wants their dreams to come true. And America, above all places, gives us the freedom to do that.
You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
If it's to be a bloodbath, let it be now. Appeasement is not the answer.
A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?
Now if one volcano can do that, what are we talking about with the whole nuclear exchange, the nuclear winter that scientists have been talking about?
I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.
Approximately 80 percent of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation. So let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards for man-made sources.
Every country and every people has a stake in the Afghan resistance, for the freedom fighters of Afghanistan are defending principles of independence and freedom that form the basis of global security and stability.
As they said in the film Back to the Future, "Where we're going, we don't need roads."
We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.
America's freedom does not belong to just one nation. We're custodians of freedom for the world.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.
Too much SALT isn't good for you.
Neither we nor the Soviet Union can wish away the differences between our two societies and our philosophies, but we should always remember that we do have common interests.
For freedom is not the property of one generation; it's the obligation of this and every generation. It's our duty to protect it and expand it and pass it undiminished to those still unborn.
Let me say to the hostage families : we have not given up, we never will. And I promise to you that we shall use every legitimate means to free your loved ones.
If adults want to take such chances that is their business. But surely the communications media ... should let four million youngsters know what they are risking.
Never a passive leader, never an armchair general, he was always in front of his troops and his nation. He did more than live up to the standards of the time; he set them.
Remarks at a Mount Vernon, Virginia, Ceremony Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington (1982)
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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