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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.

— Ronald Reagan Remarks at a Mount Vernon, Virginia, Ceremony Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington (1982)

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Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.

The only way there could be war is if they start it; we're not going to start a war.

I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (1991)

History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

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