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On the recordNovember 5, 1981
Let's be honest. If the deficit continues to grow, it will not be because the Congress cut taxes too much, but because it refused to cut spending enough.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Republican Fundraising Reception in New York, New York

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