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“These young Americans sent a message to terrorists everywhere…. You can run but you can't hide.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Ronald Reagan photo

“If you think you can - you can!”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Ronald Reagan photo

“Since I came to the White House, I've gotten two hearing aids, had a colon operation, a prostate operation, skin cancer, and I've been shot… damn thing is, I've never felt better.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Source: Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches

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“Please tell me you're Republicans.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Speaking to surgeons as he entered the operating room following a 1981 assassination attempt. http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26804&amp;pageIndex=1 To which Dr. Joseph Giordano replied, &quot;We&#x27;re all Republicans today.&quot; An alternative version has Reagan saying &quot;Please tell me you&#x27;re Republicans.&quot; (30 March 1981) <br class="br">1980s, First term of office (1981–1985) <br class="br">Variant: I hope you&#x27;re all Republican. <br class="br">Source: Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches

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“If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Source: The Quest for Peace, the Cause of Freedom

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“Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“Never let the things you can't do, stop you from doing what you can.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Ronald Reagan photo
Ronald Reagan photo

“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“A people free to choose will always choose peace.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Variant: A people free to choose will always choose peace

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“We can't help everyone but everyone can help someone”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Sometimes attributed to Reagan, but the earliest citation attributes the saying to Dr Loretta Scott, 1,600 Quotes &amp; Pieces of Wisdom That Just Might Help You Out When You&#x27;re Stuck in a Moment https://books.google.com/books?id=quX0r9SkVj8C&amp;pg=PA41&amp;dq=%22we+can%27t+help+everyone%22+%22everyone+can+help+someone%22&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMIk-28w6WkyAIVR5SICh3HOwON#v=onepage&amp;q=%22we%20can&#x27;t%20help%20everyone%22%20%22everyone%20can%20help%20someone%22&amp;f=false (2003), p. 41 <br class="br">Attributed

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“You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

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“Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)

Joke during his 1965 campaign for Governor of California, as quoted by Leo E. Litwak in The New York Times Magazine (14 November 1965), p. 174 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F13FC3B591B7A93C6A8178AD95F418685F9. <br class="br">Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. <br class="br">As quoted in The Reagan Wit (1981) by Bill Adler, p. 30 <br class="br">1960s

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“Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way”

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)