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Ronald Reagan: The government’s purpose is to provide the law and a framework in which all people can achieve success.

On the recordJanuary 31, 1982
The government’s purpose is to provide the law and a framework in which all people can achieve success.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Appointment of Eight Members of the Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business Ownership, and Designation of Chairman

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