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After Watching The State Of The Union Address The Other Night [1994], I'm Reminded Of The Old Adage That Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery. Only In This Case, It's Not Flattery, But Grand Larceny: The Intellectual Theft Of Ideas That You And I Recognize As Our Own. Speech Delivery Counts For Little On The World Stage Unless You Have Convictions, And, Yes, The Vision To See Beyond The Front Row Seats.

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Ronald Reagan

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After Watching The State Of The Union Address The Other Night [1994], I'm Reminded Of The Old Adage That Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery. Only In This Case, It's Not Flattery, But Grand Larceny: The Intellectual Theft Of Ideas That You And I Recognize As Our Own. Speech Delivery Counts For Little On The World Stage Unless You Have Convictions, And, Yes, The Vision To See Beyond The Front Row Seats.

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Government Is Not The Solution, But Rather The Cause Of Our Problems.

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I Sometimes Think Adam And Eve Were Russians. They Didn't Have A Roof Over Their Head, Nothing To Wear, But They Had One Apple Between Them And They Thought That Was Paradise.

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If We Ever Forget That We Are One Nation Under God, Then We Will Be A Nation Gone Under.

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With Our Eyes Fixed On The Future, But Recognizing The Realities Of Today, We Will Achieve Our Destiny To Be As A Shining City On A Hill For All Mankind To See.

The Purpose Of America Is To Unleash The Full Talent And Genius Of Every Individual.

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Latinos Are Republican. They Just Don't Know It Yet.

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Are You Willing To Spend Time Studying The Issues, Making Yourself Aware, And Then Conveying That Information To Family And Friends? Will You Resist The Temptation To Get A Government Handout For Your Community?

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The American Dream Is Not That Every Man Must Be Level With Every Other Man. The American Dream Is That Every Man Must Be Free To Become Whatever God Intends He Should Become.

Our Economic Assistance Must Be Carefully Targeted, And Must Make Maximum Use Of The Energy And Efforts Of The Private Sector... Economic Freedom Is The World's Mightiest Engine For Abundance And Social Justice... Developing Countries Need To Be Encouraged To Experiment With A Growing Variety Of Arrangements For Profit Sharing And Expanded Capital Ownership.

The Person Who Pays An Ounce Of Principle For A Pound Of Popularity Gets Badly Cheated.

I'm Convinced That Today The Majority Of Americans Want What Those First Americans Wanted: A Better Life For Themselves And Their Children; A Minimum Of Government Authority.

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.

Today It Is Difficult To Find Leaders Who Are Independent Of The Forces That Have Brought Us Our Problems: The Congress, The Bureaucracy, The Lobbyists, Big Business, And Big Labor.

It's Time That We Recognized That Ours Was In Truth A Noble Cause.

I Don't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Study The Expansion Of The Universe.

Families Cannot Prosper And Keep America Strong If Government Becomes A Goliath That Preys Upon Their Wealth, Usurps Their Rights, And Crushes Their Spirit.

We Need More Democrats In The Senate -like Custer Needed More Arrows.

The Size Of The Federal Budget Is Not An Appropriate Barometer Of Social Conscience Or Charitable Concern.

I've Noticed That Everyone Who Is For Abortion Has Already Been Born.

We're In Greater Danger Today Than We Were The Day After Pearl Harbor. Our Military Is Absolutely Incapable Of Defending This Country.

Today, The United States Stands As A Beacon Of Liberty And Democratic Strength Before The Community Of Nations. We Are Resolved To Stand Firm Against Those Who Would Destroy The Freedoms We Cherish. We Are Determined To Achieve An Enduring Peace - A Peace With Liberty And With Honor. This Determination, This Resolve, Is The Highest Tribute We Can Pay To The Many Who Have Fallen In The Service Of Our Nation.

When You See All That Rhetorical Smoke Billowing Up From The Democrats, Well Ladies And Gentleman, I'd Follow The Example Of Their Nominee; Don't Inhale.

The Societies Which Have Achieved The Most Spectacular Broad-based Economic Progress In The Shortest Period Of Time Are Not The Most Tightly Controlled, Not Necessarily The Biggest In Size, Or The Wealthiest In Natural Resources. No, What Unites Them All Is Their Willingness To Believe In The Magic Of The Marketplace.

Thomas Jefferson Made A Comment About The Presidency And Age. He Said That One Should Not Worry About One's Exact Chronological Age In Reference To His Ability To Perform One's Task. And Ever Since He Told Me That, I Stopped Worrying.

America Is A Melting Pot, And Education Has Been A Mainspring For Our Democracy And Freedom, A Means Of Providing Gifts Of Knowledge And Opportunity To All Citizens, No Matter How Humble Their Background, So They Could Climb Higher, Help Build The American Dream, And Leave A Better Life For Those Who Follow.

Education Is Not The Means Of Showing People How To Get What They Want. Education Is An Exercise By Means Of Which Enough Men, It Is Hoped, Will Learn To Want What Is Worth Having.

The Difference Between Them And Us Is That We Want To Check Government Spending And They Want To Spend Government Checks.

[our Goal] Is To Help Revive America's Traditional Values: Faith, Family, Neighborhood, Work And Freedom. Government Has No Business Enforcing These Values But Neither Must It Seek, As It Did In The Recent Past, To Suppress Or Replace Them. That Only Robbed Us Of Our Tiller And Set Us Adrift. Helping To Restore These Values Will Bring New Strength, Direction And Dignity To Our Lives And To The Life Of Our Nation. It's On These Values That We'll Best Build Our Future.

And How Stands The City On This Winter Night? More Prosperous, More Secure, And Happier Than It Was 8 Years Ago. But More Than That: After 200 Years, Two Centuries, She Still Stands Strong And True On The Granite Ridge, And Her Glow Has Held Steady No Matter What Storm. And She's Still A Beacon, Still A Magnet For All Who Must Have Freedom, For All The Pilgrims From All The Lost Places Who Are Hurtling Through The Darkness, Toward Home.

Once People Who Have Been Deprived Of Basic Freedom Taste A Little Of It, They Want All Of It.

Respect For Human Rights Is Not Social Work; It Is Not Merely An Act Of Compassion. It Is The First Obligation Of Government And The Source Of Its Legitimacy.

For Decades, We Have Piled Deficit Upon Deficit, Mortgaging Our Future And Our Children's Future For The Temporary Convenience Of The Present. To Continue This Long Trend Is To Guarantee Tremendous Social, Cultural, Political, And Economic Upheavals. You And I, As Individuals, Can, By Borrowing, Live Beyond Our Means, But For Only A Limited Period Of Time. Why, Then, Should We Think That Collectively, As A Nation, We Are Not Bound By That Same Limitation?

I Thought The Function Of The Government Was To Promote The General Welfare, Not To Provide It.

Republicans Believe The Best Way To Assure Prosperity Is To Generate More Jobs. The Democrats Believe In More Welfare.

The Thought Of Being President Frightens Me And I Do Not Think I Want The Job.

Many A Man Has Failed Because He Had His Wishbone Where His Backbone Should Have Been.

Of The Four Wars In My Lifetime, None Came About Because The U.s. Was Too Strong.

Surround Yourself With Great People; Delegate Authority; Get Out Of The Way

The Montreal Protocol Is A Model Of Cooperation. It Is A Product Of The Recognition And International Consensus That Ozone Depletion Is A Global Problem, Both In Terms Of Its Causes And Its Effects. The Protocol Is The Result Of An Extraordinary Process Of Scientific Study, Negotiations Among Representatives Of The Business And Environmental Communities, And International Diplomacy. It Is A Monumental Achievement.

Small Business Is The Gateway To Opportunity For Those Who Want A Piece Of The American Dream... Well, Wouldn't It Be Nice To Hear A Little More About The Forgotten Heroes Of America - Those Who Create Most Of Our New Jobs, Like The Owners Of Stores Down The Street; The Faithfuls Who Support Our Churches, Synagogues, Schools, And Communities; The Brave Men And Women Everywhere Who Produce Our Goods, Feed A Hungry World, And Keep Our Families Warm While They Invest In The Future To Build A Better America? That's Where Miracles Are Made, Not In Washington, D.c.

My Dream Is That You Will Travel The Road Ahead With Liberty's Lamp Guiding Your Steps And Opportunity's Arm Steadying Your Way.

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