Ronald Reagan actually said...

These men aren't fighting the Sandinistas because they're Somozistas. They're fighting the Sandinistas because they're patriots; they're fighting for the only true revolutionary idea of the latter part of the 20th century, and that is democracy.

Context

Remarks to Elected Officials During a White House Briefing on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic...

03/13/1986

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