Ronald Reagan actually said...

We want to return authority and autonomy that has been seized by the Federal Government to the levels of government closer to the people.

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Target '82 Fundraising Reception in Santa Barbara, California

08/26/1981

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