Ronald Reagan: “America was put here to extend freedom and to create richer and fuller…”

On the recordJune 23, 1981

America was put here to extend freedom and to create richer and fuller lives for its people.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the United States Jaycees in San Antonio, Texas

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Ronald Reagan: “America was put here to extend freedom and to create richer and fuller lives for its people.”