Ronald Reagan: “Oil was worthless until entrepreneurs with ideas and the freedom and…”

On the recordJune 21, 1983

Oil was worthless until entrepreneurs with ideas and the freedom and faith to take risks managed to locate it, extract it, and put it to work for humanity.

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Ronald Reagan

Republican · California

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Remarks at the National Conference of the National Federation of Independent Business

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Ronald Reagan: “Oil was worthless until entrepreneurs with ideas and the freedom and faith to take risks managed to locate it, extract…”

Editor's note · Context