Ronald Reagan actually said...

It is imperative to our own national security and in the interest of long-term stability in our hemisphere that we support the forces of democracy in Central America.

Context

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

06/23/1986

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