President Reagan Quotes

• Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire's challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic change in strategy will continue to fail.

  Newt Gingrich

  Challenges, President, Momentum

  "The Kudlow Report" with Larry Kudlow, www.cnbc.com. January 26, 2012.

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• To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s.

  Frank Gaffney

  Military, Europe, President

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• They asked me to go in front of the Reagans. I'm not used to going in front of President Reagan, so we went out behind the Bushes.

  Dan Quayle

  Stupidity, President, Fool

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• I don't think President Obama has been that revolutionary in reaching out to ethnic communities. President Reagan did a lot for the black community that people don't realize.

  Terrence Howard

  Thinking, Usa, People

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• I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.

  Elena Kagan

  President, Administration, Serious

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• President Reagan's one-liners were terrific.

  Geraldine Ferraro

  President, One Liner, Terrific

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• Before consulting the hotheads who present various military options such as a military invasion: remember, President Reagan, Rambo only exists in the movies.

  Daniel Ortega

  Military, President, Rambo

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• When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains.

  Rob Portman

  Hurt, Should Have, President

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. April 19, 2012.

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• As a former U.S. attorney general under President Reagan, and a former Ohio secretary of state, we would like to say something that might strike some as obvious: Those who oppose photo voter-ID laws and other election-integrity reforms are intent on making it easier to commit vote fraud.

  Edwin Meese

  Integrity, Ohio, Law

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• Over the course of two terms, President Reagan revolutionized the Republican Party and changed the political atmosphere in a way still being felt today.

  Bill Jenkins

  Party, Two, Political

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• President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions.

  Dennis Hastert

  Leadership, People, Imagination

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• I mean, if President Reagan could be an actor and become a President, if Michael Douglas is your next choice, maybe I could become an actor. And I've got a good pension; I can work cheap, which is unusual around here.

  William J. Clinton

  President, Actors, Pension

  "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999".

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• Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all.

  Paul Begala

  President, Lasts, Months

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• Impeach President Reagan retroactively for agreeing with Obama on the assault weapons ban.

  John Fugelsang

  Gun, Assault Weapons, President

  Twitter post from Apr 27, 2013

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• Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people.

  Bill Jenkins

  Ties, People, Political

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• President Reagan was concerned - deeply concerned, emotionally concerned - with the loss of life of any American, but especially with the lives of military soldiers, Marines, navy.

  Robert McFarlane

  Military, Loss, Marine

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• President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.

  Ralph Nader

  Government, Hype, People

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• The Chavez-Obama pictures will join a postmodern photo array that includes Donald Rumsfeld gifting Saddam Hussein with spurs from President Reagan.

  Christine Pelosi

  Usa, President, Spurs

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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

  President, Reputation, Republican

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• First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was important to us and to me, and that we had to at least be in the process of looking at this seriously.

  Brian Mulroney

  Relationship, Important, President

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• All Americans and freedom-loving people around the world owe President Reagan our deepest gratitude for his strong, principled leadership that ended the Cold War and brought freedom to millions of people.

  Jim Ramstad

  Leadership, Gratitude, Strong

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• As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Cutting, Government, President

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In the first weeks of the Obama administration, 'bipartisanship' was the reigning buzzword, and when the Beltway thinks 'bipartisan,' it pictures President Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill putting aside their differences and forging a legislative partnership, a ruddy pair of genial patriarchs bonding over the Blarney Stone.

  James Wolcott

  Thinking, Differences, House

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• With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism.

  John Doolittle

  War, People, Vision

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• A Masai warrior on a cellphone in the middle of Kenya has better mobile comm than President Reagan did 25 years ago.

  Peter Diamandis

  Warrior, Technology, Years

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