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Richard Nixon: In government, when a central authority in Washington tells people across the country how they should conduct their…

On the recordOctober 20, 1972
In government, when a central authority in Washington tells people across the country how they should conduct their lives, that, too, is paternalism.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Radio Address on the Philosophy of Government

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