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Ronald Reagan: America didn't become great by being pessimistic and cynical.

On the recordSeptember 22, 1986
America didn't become great by being pessimistic and cynical.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Members of the Tax Reform Coalition

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