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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 31, 1988

Rather than making them or talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit, and then, while they’re working and earning…

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 31, 1988

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 15, 1988

Let us remember that the Soviet preponderance in military power in Europe remains, an asymmetry that offends our Jeffersonian senses.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 14, 1988

Neither treaty has been ratified because they were not verifiable in their original form.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 13, 1988

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 12, 1988

The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 12, 1988

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 9, 1988

We have not come this far through lack of strength or any weakness in our resolve, nor has there been anything inevitable about what we've achieved.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 9, 1988

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 7, 1988

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

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