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Ronald Reagan: “Wherever it takes place in the world, the persecution of people, for whatever reason—persecution of people for their…”

On the recordApril 29, 1981
Wherever it takes place in the world, the persecution of people, for whatever reason—persecution of people for their religious belief—that is a matter to be on that negotiating table.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at the First Annual Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust

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