273 Reagan Quotes for You to Enjoy

At the end of their first years, there are few people who would have predicted that Truman would be elected in 1948 or that Reagan would get a second term. It's always premature to make some kind of categorical judgment after the first year in office. Robert Dallek

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Ronald Reagan in foreign affairs, I think, was someone who had certain, very general ideas, general propositions by which he lives: To combat communism, to build up the American military power to assure our national security against any conceivable threat. Robert Dallek

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Conservative statesmen from Alexander Hamilton to Ronald Reagan sometimes supported protectionism, and at other times, they leaned toward lowering barriers. But they always understood that trade policy was merely a tool for building a strong and independent country with a prosperous middle class. Robert Lighthizer

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For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base. Robert Scheer

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I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan's record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas. Robert Teeter

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While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him. Robert Teeter

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The ethics of editorial judgement, however, began to go though a sea change during the late 1970s and '80s when the Carter and Reagan Administrations de-regulated the television industry. Roger Mudd

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I've been to Reagan National Airport. I tell people it was named after me. Ron Reagan

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You are Mrs. Reagan because Mr. Reagan loves you with all his heart. Ronald Reagan

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Letter writing was clearly important to Reagan. Even as president he kept dashing off letters to friends, pen pals, media people, statesmen, critics, and the kind of people who write to presidents never expecting a reply. Russell Baker

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A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After his first meeting with Gorbachev, for example, he sent a 'Dear Murph' letter about it to his old friend George Murphy, a former senator and actor who had once played Reagan's father in a film. Russell Baker

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The first term of the Clinton administration was very jolly. Everybody was running around meeting people and of course, in the second term, everyone went down the black hole, which also happened at the end of the Reagan administration. Sally Quinn

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Many of Reagan's listeners thought he was dreaming. But Reagan had faith in freedom. He knew that communism, although militarily powerful, was ideologically dead. He knew what our Founders knew: that, in a truly legitimate government, power does not come out of the barrel of a gun, but only from the consent of the people. Sam Brownback

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President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security. Samantha Power

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I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous. Shannen Doherty

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I don't think Donald Trump is Ronald Reagan. Stanley Druckenmiller

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Presidents Reagan and the first George Bush never used the vile language of some Trump supporters, but both blamed scarce resources and decaying communities on 'welfare queens' and black criminals like Willie Horton. Stephanie Coontz

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We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents. Steve Garvey

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When Ronald Reagan was elected president for his first term in 1980, he received strong support from the so-called Sagebrush Rebels. The Rebels wanted lands owned by the federal government to be transferred to state governments. Steve Hanke

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I believe that Ronald Reagan will someday make this country what it once was... an arctic wilderness. Steve Martin

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As a candidate, Obama projected himself as a new Reagan, above narrow party politics. He wanted to please all but has ended up annoying many. Tariq Ali

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I've really had two heroes in my life. My father and Ronald Reagan. Ted Cruz

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