Top 34 Quotes by Eugene Jarecki

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As I was growing up, you know, I'm a white Jewish American born to Holocaust parents. My father fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and my mother's family had fled the czars of Russia before that.

As I was growing up, you know, I'm a white Jewish American born to Holocaust parents. My father fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and my mother's family had fled the czars of Russia before that.

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Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years as president. Why? He was a pragmatist, not doctrinaire. He saw problems emerging, and when his policies faltered he changed his views. Flexibility, not rigidity.

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

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

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Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as.

Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as.

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I have criticisms of Ronald Reagan, but he lives in another universe from the kind of political theater that is represented by people, like Sarah Palin, who aren't really public servants.

I have criticisms of Ronald Reagan, but he lives in another universe from the kind of political theater that is represented by people, like Sarah Palin, who aren't really public servants.

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There are people who are trying to advance themselves by wrapping themselves in Reagan.

There are people who are trying to advance themselves by wrapping themselves in Reagan.

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Reagan has very significant things to teach us - positive lessons and quite negative lessons.

Reagan has very significant things to teach us - positive lessons and quite negative lessons.

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I don't think Reagan is primarily funny, and I don't think he's primarily marvelous; he's complicated.

I don't think Reagan is primarily funny, and I don't think he's primarily marvelous; he's complicated.

Eugene Jarecki

The thing that happens is that politicians run on tough-on-crime rhetoric. You appeal to the public and say, 'Let's put more money into taller fences, tougher laws, tougher sentencing, handcuffs,' and where does that money come from? Well, immediately, it comes out of all the money needed for corrections.

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His track record of pragmatism, depth and candor all speak to a person who would find the Tea Party simplistic, opportunistic and misguided. Reagan was surrounded by some very smart people who gave him very sound advice. They were not wondering where certain countries are on the map.

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