On the recordOctober 14, 1986
Government can do nothing unless the people tell government specifically that government can do that.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGovernment can do nothing unless the people tell government specifically that government can do that.
Remarks to Students From Southern Regional High School of Manahawkin, New Jersey, in Baltimore, Maryland
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