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Ronald Reagan QuotesRonald Reagan "Tear Down this Wall" Speech - This speech by President Ronald Reagan to the people of West Berlin contains one of the most memorable lines spoken during his presidency.. Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall! A people free to choose will always choose peace. Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. All great change in America begins at the dinner table. Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act. 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. Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. People do not make wars; governments do. Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. The 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. Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying. Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule. We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free. |
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