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Jul 20, 2020 · In July 2020, a quote ostensibly uttered by U.S. President Ronald Reagan about how voting Democrat would supposedly result in a loss of freedoms started to circulate on social media: The...
Jul 30, 2020 · Reagan did not say this about Democrats. In a July 22 post, the official Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute Facebook page confirmed that the quote was not accurate.
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Reagan was stalwart in his support for a trickle-down economy and a libertarian view of government — going as far to say that ''Government is not the solution. Government is the problem.'' He grew up a New Deal-era Democratand said famously said, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.” But he didn't say the quote in the...
Based on our research, this claim is FALSE. There is no evidence President Ronald Reagan ever said these words. Further, it is unclear who may have uttered those words as a google search of the phrase brings up only the Reagan meme.
Tom Griscom, former communications director to President Ronald ReaganSnopes,“Did Ronald Reagan Say ‘Keep Voting Democrat’ If You Want Freedoms Restricted?”New York Times, “Ronald Reagan Dies at 93; Fostered Cold-War Might and Curbs on Government”- Investigative Reporter
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Jul 16, 2020 · In this vote-harvesting time, they use terms like the “Great Society,” or as we were told a few days ago by the President, we must accept a greater government activity in the affairs of the people.
Jul 30, 2020 · An image shared on Facebook over 19,000 times claims President Ronald Reagan said Democrats “will restrict your freedoms, restrict your history and restrict your safety.”
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May 24, 2022 · This heading is the beginning of a 1987 quote from Ronald Reagan. The complete quotation is: “Keep voting Democrat… One day they will restrict your freedoms, restrict your history and restrict your safety, all in the name of professional victims who don’t understand the consequences of their ignorance.”
Jul 20, 2020 · Viral social media posts claim President Ronald Reagan warned that the Democratic Party would one day “restrict your freedoms, restrict your history and restrict your safety. All in the name of professional victims that don’t understand the consequences of their ignorance.”
