Ronald Reagan: “I think it was cruel and unusual punishment to deceive these people…”

On the recordMarch 24, 1983

I think it was cruel and unusual punishment to deceive these people for political purposes.

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Republican · California

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Question-and-Answer Session With High School Students on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

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Ronald Reagan: “I think it was cruel and unusual punishment to deceive these people for political purposes.”