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Ronald Reagan: This nation cannot simply ignore the suffering of oppressed peoples and remain true to our basic strengths and…

On the recordAugust 14, 1983
This nation cannot simply ignore the suffering of oppressed peoples and remain true to our basic strengths and principles.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in New Orleans, Louisiana

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