The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.

Quote by Peggy Noonan

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Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived...

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived...

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are...

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are...

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting...

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

Part of courage is simple consistency.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to...

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to...

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...

Let's cause some senators distress.

Let's cause some senators distress.