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The greatest president in the modern era would have turned 100 years of age Feb. 6. I was in high school when he became the 40th President of the Unites States, and his leadership inspired me to enter public service.

I am thankful for President Reagan’s life; for what he did for our country and for our world. He caused us to believe in ourselves again and to believe in the American dream. He loved his country. And he loved the cause of freedom.

He knew then what we know to be true today; that the answer to our problems lies not in the hands of government, but in each of us. He famously said that “government wasn’t the answer, government was the problem.” He didn’t say it for any other reason except that he meant it. He believed it. And he was right.

President Reagan believed that government had grown too big. He believed that high taxes stifled the economy and American creativity. And he was right. 

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