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Governments don't reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth.

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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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Die-hard conservatives thought that if I couldn't get everything I asked for, I should jump off the cliff with the flag flying-go down in flames. No, if I can get 70 or 80 percent of what it is I'm trying to get ... I'll take that and then continue to try to get the rest in the future.
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Freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought, and humbly accepted.
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The Congress of the United States, in recognition of the unique contribution of the Bible in shaping the history and character of this Nation, and so many of its citizens, has by Senate Joint Resolution 165 authorized and requested the President to designate the year 1983 as the 'Year of the Bible.'
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I've often wondered, what if all of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by an outer -- a power from outer space, from another planet. Wouldn't we all of a sudden find that we didn't have any differences between us at all, we were all human beings, citizens of the world, and wouldn't we come together to fight that particular threat?
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If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
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Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
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A bird on a tether, no matter how long the rope, can always be pulled back.
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The United States trades more with the province of Ontario alone than with Japan.
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There's no question I am an idealist, which is another way of saying 'I am an American.'
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Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
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For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other's side.
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I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.
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Bobby Kennedy is so concerned with poverty because he didn't have any as a kid.
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Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
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Detente - isn't that what a farmer has with his turkey - until Thanksgiving?
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In the 38th chapter of Ezekiel, it says that the land of Israel will come under attack by the armies of the ungodly nations, and it says that Libya will be among them. Do you understand the significance of that? Libya has now gone Communist, and that's a sign that the day of Armageddon isn't far off.
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For the first time ever, everything is in place for the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Christ.
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