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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
it was hard not to like the always affable reagan.
i found him to be an extremely cynical pol though.
i remember reading that an aid told him after a speech once that the statistics he quoted were wrong. he just said he liked them and was going to keep using them.
tom w
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Ronald Reagan used to be governor of California, before being president and boy, he sure had some pretty unforgettable quotes,
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"If you've seen one [tree], you've seen them all"
"A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?"
( Opposing expansion of the redwood Natgional Park, 1966)
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"Facts are Stupid Things" (1988) misquote of John Adams, "Facts are Stubborn Things"
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On People's Park, UC Berkeley (1969)
"Drive criminal anarchists and latter day fascists off the campuses"
"If there's going to be a bloodbath, then let's get it over with"
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Commenting on the SLA's ransom demand of free food for the poor:
"It's just too bad we can't have an epidemic of botulism"
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To the Lebanese Prime Minister (1982) "You know, your nose looks just like Danny Thomas's"
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"Because the war in Vietnam was not a declared war, the veterans are not even eligible for the G.I. Bill of rights with respect to education or anything" (1980)
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After returning home from his five day trip to Latin America (1982)
"Well, I learned a lot", he tells reporters.
"They're all individual countries"
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"We are not doing anything to try and overthrow the Nicaraguan Government"
(1983)
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On daughter Patti's comments about marijuana usage and premarital cohabitation:
"I'm just sorry that spanking is out of fashion now" (1984)
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"Now we are trying to get unemployment to go up and I think we are going to succeed" (1987)
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"President Reagan greeted the Prince and Princess wearing a plaid jacket that was remarkably similar to the carpet at Balmoral Castle"
BBC correspondent (1985)
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President Reagan denied that he called reporters "sons of *****es".
Though the remark was captured on tape, Presidential mouthpiece Larry Speakes said the actual remark was "It's sunny and you're rich". (1986)
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"Anyone that's ever had their
kitchen redone knows it never gets done as soon as you wish it would"
President Reagan justifying the incomplete security measures at the U.S. embassy annex in Beirut, where an iron gate was found lying on the ground awaiting installation (1984)
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Discussing Soviet Weaponry at a National Security Council meeting
President Reagan: Isn't the SS-19 their biggest missile?"
CIA Deputy Director Bobby Inman: "No, that's the SS-18"
Reagan: "So, they've even switched the numbers on their missiles to confuse us".
(1982)
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"Can we abandon this country
white South Africa that has stood behind us in every war?" (1981)
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"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself" (1980)
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