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Ronald Reagan: It permits Americans to be the most compassionate of people, at home and to those in need abroad.

On the recordOctober 1, 1981
It permits Americans to be the most compassionate of people, at home and to those in need abroad.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Proclamation 4866—American Enterprise Day

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