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Our whole system of government is based on We the people, but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong.

Ronald Reagan

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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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