Ronald Reagan actually said...

We who enjoy liberty should understand that, as Thomas Paine wrote, 'Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must ... undergo the fatigue of supporting it.'

Context

Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for New United States Citizens in White House Station

09/16/1982

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