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01c. 1957 AD

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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02c. 1957 AD

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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03c. 1957 AD

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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04c. 1957 AD

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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05c. 1957 AD

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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06c. 1957 AD

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

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07c. 1957 AD

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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08c. 1957 AD

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

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09c. 1957 AD

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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10c. 1957 AD

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

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11c. 1957 AD

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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12c. 1957 AD

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

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13c. 1957 AD

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.

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14c. 1957 AD

Trust, but verify.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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15c. 1957 AD

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.

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16c. 1957 AD

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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17c. 1957 AD

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

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18c. 1957 AD

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

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19c. 1957 AD

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

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20c. 1957 AD

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

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21c. 1957 AD

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

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22c. 1957 AD

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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23c. 1957 AD

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Ronald Reagan / quote

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24c. 1957 AD

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

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