The Eleventh Commandment (Ronald Reagan) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Eleventh Commandment was a phrase used by President of the United States Ronald Reagan during his 1966 campaign for Governor of California. The Commandment reads:

Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.^[1]^[2]

Reagan followed this "commandment" during the first five primaries during the 1976 Republican primary against incumbent Gerald Ford, all of which he lost.

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↑ Williams, Brian (17 October 2007). "the 11th commandment". NBC Nightly News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
↑ Wilcox, David C. (8 April 2002). "The "Eleventh Commandment"". Enter Stage Right. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

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[Williams-1] Williams, Brian (17 October 2007). "the 11th commandment". NBC Nightly News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

[2] Wilcox, David C. (8 April 2002). "The "Eleventh Commandment"". Enter Stage Right. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

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