Mike Gravel vs. Ronald Reagan
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Mike Gravel
1930 – 2021
Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel was an American politician and writer who represented Alaska in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party. He ran for president twice: in 2008 and 2020. He was the fourth U.S. Senator in Alaska's history.
"The only way you’re going to pay for it is not by saddling business. All you do by forcing business to pay for health care or passing a law telling people they …"
Ronald Reagan
1911 – 2004
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era.
"You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a n…"
Connections
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