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"Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all."

"If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random."

"Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy."

"A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal."

"In a constructive policy, there is 'adjust everywhere' and in a destructive policy, there is a policy of disadjustment."

"We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might."
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"I think that over the last few decades, we have seen better economic outcomes than in the past."

"The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce our trade deficit."

"And finally, no matter how good the science gets, there are problems that inevitably depend on judgement, on art, on a feel for financial markets."

"Even if the dollar does decline during the coming months, the delays in the response of exports and imports to the more competitive dollar will mean that the increase in aggregate demand from this source may not happen for a year or more."

"Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest."

"We pay some price when necessary to bring down inflation but that price is temporary and is not large relative to the permanent gain from reduced inflation."

"So just as I want pilots on the planes that I fly, when it comes to monetary policy, I want to think that there is someone with sound judgement at the controls."
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