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An actor knows two important things - to be honest in what he is doing and to be in touch with the audience. That's not bad advice for a politician either.

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Ronald Reagan
Age: 93 †
Born: 1911
Born: February 6
Died: 2004
Died: June 5
40Th U.S. President
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In 1939 Winston Churchill, describing the 5000-mile peaceful border dividing Canada and the United States, said, 'That long frontier from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, guarded only by neighborly respect and honorable obligations, is an example to every country and a pattern for the future of the world.
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The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a Government Program
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The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution.
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We desire peace. But peace is a goal, not a policy. Lasting peace is what we hope for at the end of our journey. It doesn't describe the steps we must take nor the paths we should follow to reach that goal.
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Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be political.
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Have we the courage and the will to face up to the immorality and discrimination of the progressive tax, and demand a return to traditional proportionate taxation? ... Today in our country the tax collector's share is 37 cents of every dollar earned. Freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp.
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I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand up for my own values and beliefs. My candidacy is based on my record, and for that matter, my entire life.
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The future belongs to the free.
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The purpose of America is to unleash the full talent and genius of every individual.
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We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
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Too often, people forget the basic fact of life: all those good things we enjoy come from the ache in [our] backs and the willingness to shoulder great personals risks.
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If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.
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Republicans believe the best way to assure prosperity is to generate more jobs. The Democrats believe in more welfare.
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Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
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For centuries the Bible's emphasis on compassion and love for our neighbor has inspired institutional and governmental expressions of benevolent outreach such as private charity, the establishment of schools and hospitals, and the abolition of slavery.
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I've talked to you on a number of occasions about the economic problems our nation faces, and I am prepared to tell you it's in a hell of a mess-we're not connected to the press room yet, are we?
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History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
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Were not cutting the budget simply for the sake of sounder financial management. This is only a first step toward returning power to the states and communities, only a first step toward reordering the relationship between citizen and government.
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If you owe the bank $10,000 you have a problem. If you owe the bank $10,000,000 they have a problem. After all is said and done, more is said than done. Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them.
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Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
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