A Quote by Ronald Reagan

Conservatives were brought up to hate deficits and justifiably so. We've long thought there are two things in Washington that are unbalanced - the budget and the liberals.

Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan
American - President
February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004

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