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Ronald Reagan: “We intend to handcuff big spenders, get the Federal Government off your backs, promote recovery, and put you, the…”

On the recordOctober 28, 1982
We intend to handcuff big spenders, get the Federal Government off your backs, promote recovery, and put you, the people, back in charge of your country again.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Utah Republican Party Rally in Salt Lake City

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