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I feel bound to respect Ronald Reagan, as every American should - not least because he chose a career of public service when he could have made a lot more money doing something else, and not least because he took genuine risks for peace.

— Rick Perlstein

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Regardless of your political affiliation, most people agree that Ronald Reagan was an American icon. He was a president of national significance and for that reason he deserves an honor in the nation's capital.

— Henry Bonilla

Although Ronald Reagan was somebody I disagreed with on most ideological things, he was a friend of mine, and he was a very, very likable man. Ronald Reagan, for instance, was maybe more able to get the very rich to do the right thing sometimes.

— Warren Beatty

All Americans and freedom-loving people around the world owe President Reagan our deepest gratitude for his strong, principled leadership that ended the Cold War and brought freedom to millions of people.

— Jim Ramstad

Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.

— Eugene Jarecki

President Reagan was the quintessential Happy Warrior, and no one loves, respects, and admires Reagan more than I do.

— Monica Crowley

So far as I'm concerned, Ronald Reagan was the best president. Nixon was the worst. Some of his policies were okay, but he disgraced the office.

— Charles Krauthammer

Ronald Reagan's era can be defined, number one in most people's minds, by the Cold War and by the end of it - and by the strong principles he stood for.

— Marco Rubio

I had a soft-spot in my heart for Ronald Reagan, if only because he was a sportswriter in his youth.

— Hunter S. Thompson

I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty.

— Walter Annenberg

I was a big fan of Ronald Reagan. He was the first president I got to vote for.

— Steve Daines

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