A Quote by Calvin Coolidge
It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man.
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We were really helped when President Ronald Reagan came in. I remember non-commissioned officers who were going to retire and they re-enlisted because they believed in President Reagan. That's the kind of President Ronald Reagan was. He helped our country win the Cold War. He put it behind us in a way no one ever believed would be possible. He was truly a great American leader. And those of us in the Armed Forces loved him, respected him, and tremendously admired him for his great leadership.
Magny is a tough test. Magny is well-rounded, has great endurance. He's got great boxing and great reach, but he doesn't have great angles. I have better movement than him and I feel that's definitely an advantage.
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Lyndon Johnson, I know for a fact, was a great president. And I don't mean by that he was a great man.
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It's very important who the president of the United States is. America is a great idea, so that's why it's a great country.
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