Political Quotes

On the recordMay 17, 1982
What has made us a nation is our love of liberty and our realization that we're part of a great historic venture, an experiment in freedom to test the ability of people to live together in freedom.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks Announcing the Formation of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Commission

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