Ronald Reagan: “Common sense is about as common in Washington, D.C., as a Fourth of…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 1983

Common sense is about as common in Washington, D.C., as a Fourth of July blizzard in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Senator Strom Thurmond in Columbia, South Carolina

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Ronald Reagan: “Common sense is about as common in Washington, D.C., as a Fourth of July blizzard in Columbia, South Carolina.”