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On the recordDecember 9, 1982
I have said this before—you know, I didn't realize until just a few years ago, but when I did realize it, I was filled with mixed emotions and a feeling of challenge that we have to meet—that our own national anthem is the only one I know that ends with a question, 'Does that banner still wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?'
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing the Human Rights and Day of Prayer for Poland Proclamations

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