Ronald Reagan: “We are a free people in search of progress for mankind, and today we…”

On the recordApril 13, 1981

We are a free people in search of progress for mankind, and today we found a little more.

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Republican · California

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Statement on the Landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia Following Its Inaugural Flight

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Ronald Reagan: “We are a free people in search of progress for mankind, and today we found a little more.”