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“When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains.”

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Author:Rob Portman

“Just when you think there's nothing to write about, Nixon says, "I am not a crook." Jimmy Carter says, "I have lusted after women in my heart." President Reagan says, "I have just taken a urinalysis test, and I am not on dope."”

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Author:Art Buchwald

“President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.”

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Author:Colin Powell

“To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s.”

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Author:Frank Gaffney

“To be sure, President Clinton reached an accord called "The Agreement" in 1994 that purports to address some of President Reagan's concerns.”

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Author:Frank Gaffney

“President Reagan, Jack Kemp and other advocates of supply-side economics understood that pro-growth tax, spending and economic policies were essential to America's long-term economic and fiscal health.”

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Author:Bob Beauprez

“We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents.”

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Author:Steve Garvey

“Any satirist writing a futuristic novel who had imagined a President Reagan during the Eisenhower years would have been accused of perpetrating a piece of crude, contemptible, adolescent, anti-American wickedness, when, in fact, he would have succeeded, as prophetic sentry, where Orwell failed.”

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Book:Conversations with Philip Roth

Source: Conversations with Philip Roth

“President Reagan is a rhetorical roundheels, as befits a politician seeking empathy with his audience.”

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Author:William Safire

“President Reagan is a lot like E.T. He's cute, he's lovable, and he knows nothing about how Americans live.”

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Author:Elayne Boosler

“President Reagan didn't always know what he knew.”

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Book:Under Fire: An American Story

Source: Under Fire: An American Story

“Well, it is alarming to have a president [Reagan] who doesn't know what he is doing.”

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Author:McGeorge Bundy

“Before consulting the hotheads who present various military options such as a military invasion: remember, President Reagan, Rambo only exists in the movies.”

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Author:Daniel Ortega

“John Kerry suspended his campaign for five days this week in honor of President Reagan. And right now, he's ahead in the polls. How's that make him feel? Disappears for a week and he's up in the polls. What else can he do now but go into hiding.”

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Author:Jay Leno

“If you go back and look at President Reagan's speeches, they bring you to tears almost.”

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Author:Lawrence Bender

“Did you see where President Reagan finally got a hearing aid? People have been telling him to get one for years, but he couldn't hear them.”

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Author:Bob Hope

“President Reagan always gave the credit to the American people and American ideals. He treated his job as a valuable temporary loan from the American people, a loan that should be respected and returned with dutiful appreciation.”

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Author:Bill Jenkins