Ronald Reagan actually said...

We in the United States pledge our friendship and support as the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia now walk the paths they themselves have chosen.

Context

Statement on United States Relations With the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands

11/02/1986

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