Ronald Reagan
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5 quotes we’ve traced to Ronald Reagan
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction”
Verified“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help”
Verified“Trust, but verify”
Verified“We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone”
Disputed“With all this manure, there must be a pony somewhere!”
DisputedNot actually Ronald Reagan
Often misattributed to Ronald Reagan
Famous lines widely pinned on Ronald Reagan that we’ve traced to someone else.
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so”
actually Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw)
“I've never been hired by a poor person”
actually Robert Orben
“There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit”
actually Charles Edward Montague
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican”
actually Gaylord Parkinson
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Commonly pinned on Ronald Reagan — under review
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