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We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. (Ronald Reagan)
You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We can preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we can sentence them to take the first step into a 1000 years of darkness. View quote
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It does require, however, our best effort and our willingness to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds, to believe that together with God's help we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us. And after all, why shouldn't we believe that? We are Americans. View quote
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Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it. View quote
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The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideasa trial of spiritual resolve the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated. View quote
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Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born. View quote
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Coersion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him. View quote
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I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. View quote
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Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career one. View quote
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Once you begin a great movement, there's no telling where it will end. We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world. View quote
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I have never given a litmus test to anyone that I have appointed to the bench.... I feel very strongly about those social issues, but I also place my confidence in the fact that the one thing that I do seek are judges that will interpret the law and not write the law. (Ronald Reagan)
The smoke from burning marijuana contains many more cancer-causing substances than tobacco. View quote
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I ask you, is not an alien force already among us? What could be more alien to the universal aspirations of our peoples than war and the threat of war? View quote
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The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain. View quote
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We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people. View quote
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Diplomacy, of course, is a subtle and nuanced craft. View quote
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To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. View quote
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Cannot swords be turned to plowshares? Can we and all nations not live in peace? In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often forget how much unites all the members of humanity. View quote
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Each State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who are found in its territory or to extradite them to other countries for prosecution. View quote
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Whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts. View quote
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If adults want to take such chances that is their business. But surely the communications media ... should let four million youngsters know what they are risking. (Ronald Reagan)
In the eyes of many in the world, this every-four-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle. View quote
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As long as a love of liberty is emblazoned on our hearts, Jefferson lives. View quote
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This is not the time for political fun and games. This is the time for a new beginning. View quote
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I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you. View quote
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Occupation: American President
Born: February 6, 1911
Died: June 5, 2004
Quotes count: 416
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