Ronald Reagan - People Quotes

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We have found, in our country, that when people have the right to make decisions as close to home as possible, they usually make the right decisions.

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When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - 'We the people'.

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It's difficult to believe that people are starving in this country because food isn't available.

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Some people may still ask: Would the Soviets ever use their formidable military power? Well, again, can we afford to believe they won't? There is Afghanistan, and in Poland, the Soviets denied the will of the people and, in so doing, demonstrated to the world how their military power could also be used to intimidate.
The final fact is that the Soviet Union is acquiring what can only be considered an offensive military force. They have continued to build far more intercontinental ballistic missiles than they could possibly need simply to deter an attack. Their conventional forces are trained and equipped not so much to defend against an attack as they are to permit sudden, surprise offensives of their own.

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