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Ronald Reagan: “Following the dictum of Thomas Jefferson not to 'take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned,' we have reduced…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 1982
Following the dictum of Thomas Jefferson not to 'take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned,' we have reduced taxes and improved incentives for expansion that will rekindle economic growth.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Message on the Observance of Labor Day

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