"Our principles were revolutionary. We began as..." - Quote by Ronald Reagan
Our principles were revolutionary. We began as a small, weak republic. But we survived. Our example inspired others, imperfectly at times, but it inspired them nevertheless. This constitutional republic, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, prospered and grew strong. To this day, America is still the abiding alternative to tyranny. That is our purpose in the world - nothing more and nothing less.
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“Constructive trade, the two-way exchange of goods and services, is the most efficient and logical way for each nation . . . to build a stable prosperity, a prosperity based not on aid, but on mutually beneficial economic contacts.”
“No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income.”
“When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.”
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“The election of a man committed to the cause of freedom and the renewal of America's strength has given encouragement to all those who love liberty.”
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“Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty.”