Ronald Reagan actually said...

We must not and we will not, permit prospects for lasting economic recovery to be buried beneath an endless tide of red ink.

Context

Remarks to Reporters on the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Federal Budget

07/11/1982

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