Ronald Reagan actually said...

I am convinced that in an environment of free and fair trade, our manufacturing industries can meet any foreign competitors in price, quality, and reliability.

Context

Proclamation 5505—National Save American Industry and Jobs Day, 1986

06/20/1986

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