Ronald Reagan: “Today, if it were not for a rightful pride of heritage, there would be…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1981

Today, if it were not for a rightful pride of heritage, there would be no reason to identify Italian Americans as any kind of separate ethnic group.

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Remarks on Signing the Columbus Day Proclamation

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Ronald Reagan: “Today, if it were not for a rightful pride of heritage, there would be no reason to identify Italian Americans as any…”