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If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.

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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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For a time, we forgot the American dream isn't one of making government bigger, it's keeping faith with the mighty spirit of free people under God
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A small nation, faced with the denial of its sovereignty — indeed, of its very existence — reminded us that the price of freedom is high but never so costly as the loss of freedom.
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Facts are stupid things — stubborn things, I should say.
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I oppose registration for the draft... because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom.
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I think, too, that we've got to recognize that where the preservation of a natural resource like the redwoods is concerned, that there is a common sense limit. I mean, if you've looked at a hundred thousand acres or so of trees-you know, a tree is a tree, how many more do you need to look at? Opposing expansion of Redwood National Park.
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If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.
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The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God.
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I am an environmentalist. ... I am for clean air.
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America has always been greatest when we dared to be great. We can reach for greatness again. We can follow our dreams to distant stars, living and working in space for peaceful, economic, and scientific gain. Tonight, I am directing NASA to develop a permanently manned space station, and to do it within a decade.
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We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor.
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