..depression still kept guard on him, and chased after him like a shadow - or like a faithful wife.

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Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. ― Ronald Reagan

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How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin. ― Ronald Reagan

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You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. ― Ronald Reagan

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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ― Marcus Aurelius

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If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?

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Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. ― Ronald Reagan

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Insane people are always sure they're just fine. It's only the sane people who are willing to admit they're crazy.

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We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. ― Ronald Reagan

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