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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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By outlawing Solidarity, a free trade organization to which an overwhelming majority of Polish workers and farmers belong, they have made it clear that they never had any intention of restoring one of the most elemental human rights—the right to belong to a free trade union.
The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so.
A Time for Choosing (1964)
I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.
How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
I am paying for this microphone!
The abortionist who reassembles the arms and legs of a tiny baby to make sure all its parts have been torn from its mother's body can hardly doubt whether it is a human being.
America's recovery may have taken Soviet leaders by surprise. They may have counted on us to keep weakening ourselves. They've been saying for years that our demise was inevitable.
I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen to own guns for sporting, hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon.
Intelligence reports say he — Castro — is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify his worrying.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts.
Farewell Address (1989)
I think growing up in a small town is a good foundation for anyone who decides to enter politics. You get to know people as individuals, not as blocs or members of special interest groups.
Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things. It is the continuous revolution of the marketplace. It is the understanding that allows to recognize shortcomings and seek solutions.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World (2007)
I ask you, is not an alien force already among us? What could be more alien to the universal aspirations of our peoples than war and the threat of war?
We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, separate.
Yes, because for many years I was a Democrat.
One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved, and it didn't upset my breakfast at all.
A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not.
At this stage of his career, when it would seem he's achieved everything a musical performer could hope for, Michael Jackson is taking time to help lead the fight against alcohol and drug abuse.
Remarks at a White House Ceremony Marking Progress Made in the Campaign Against Drunk Driving with Michael Jackson (1984)
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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