"America is the moral force that defeated communism and all those who would put the human soul itself into bondage."
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"Let us remember with devotion that the flag we love and honor is the flag of freedom that flew in victory at Yorktown, the flag the United States Marines raised on Mount Suribachi, the flag Francis Scott Key saw by the dawn's early light. Long may it wave."
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"We've been a free people living under the law, with faith in our Maker and in our future. I've said before that the most sublime picture in American history is of George Washington on his knees in the snow at Valley Forge. That image personifies a people who know that it's not enough to depend on our own courage and goodness; we must also seek help from God, our Father and Preserver."
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"One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved, and it didn't upset my breakfast at all."
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"I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead."
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"Our problems are both acute and chronic, yet all we hear from those in positions of leadership are the same tired proposals for more government tinkering, more meddling and more control---all of which led us to this state in the first place... We must have the clarity of vision to see the difference between what is essential and what is merely desirable, and then the courage to bring our government back under control and make it acceptable to the people."
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"We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so. The leadership of the free world was thrust upon us two centuries ago in that little hall of Philadelphia. In the days following World War II, when the economic strength and power of America was all that stood between the world and the return to the dark ages, Pope Pius XII said, 'The American people have a great genius for splendid and unselfish actions. Into the hands of America God has placed the destinies of an afflicted mankind.' We are indeed, and we are today, the last best hope of man on earth."
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"I saw them; there is nothing beautiful about them, just that they are a little higher than the others. Referring to one of the oldest and loveliest groves of redwoods, showing insensitivity to their magnificence."
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"Man is not free unless government is limited."
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"We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much."
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"I am very proud to be called a pig. It stands for pride, integrity and guts."
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"You can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy."
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"The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They expect you to tell your children that the American people no longer have the will to cope with their problems, that the future will be one of sacrifice and few opportunities. My fellow citizens, I utterly reject that view."
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"Politics is, for me, forgive and -as you may have heard- sometimes forget."
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"A nation without borders is no nation at all."
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"But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret."
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"Let us thank God for life and the blessings He's put before us. High among them are our families, our freedom, and the opportunities of a new year."
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"In case anybody asks you about my position on capital punishment, you can tell them I favor it; and if they want to know why, you can tell them this story."
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"Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat to become American policies — especially in this hemisphere. None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong."
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"There can be no security anywhere in the free world if there is no fiscal and economic stability within the United States."
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