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As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.

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In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king’s death or upon the identity of his successor.
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My father had lifelong contempt for politicians.
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The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Today’s public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can’t read them either.
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We are pleased to dismiss politics as entirely corrupt, if not financially, intellectually.
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Remember, I’m West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
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What I like least about myself is my belligerence.
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All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.
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We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.
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If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.
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Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
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You hear all this whining going on, ‘Where are our great writers?’ The thing I might feel doleful about is: Where are the readers?
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Love is not my bag.
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Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.
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Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
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At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.
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As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.

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