Ronald Reagan: “I remember a man once told me that no country had ever become great…”

On the recordMay 2, 1986

I remember a man once told me that no country had ever become great that had not imported people and money.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce in Tokyo, Japan

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