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It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye.

I like the life of ideas and applying ideas to action.

Obama seems to want to do something to damage rich people.

If somebody had made that [deal] to me when I was a businessman, I would have said he proposed to give me the sleeves from his vest.

If you ask me what am I, I might say 'I am a Californian,' and if George Bush were here, he would say 'I am a Texan.'

Between 1980 and 1990, the number of countries that were classified as 'free' or 'mostly free' increased by about 50%.

You don't get gushers of revenue by raising tax rates. You get it through expansion.

You've got to dream a little bit if you're going to get somewhere.

I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy.

Oh, you know. I am secretary of state. My trips aren't successful. I just talk to people.

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it.

There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.'

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

Strong growth means increased use of energy at a pace that can strain the capacity to supply what is needed at a reasonable price.

The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.

Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.

If they are too big to fail, make them smaller.

Before you get mugged by reality, take out an insurance policy. It's the Reagan way.

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

I want my grandchildren to be proud of me. That's the main thing.