Ronald Reagan: “We must resist protectionism because it can only lead to fewer jobs…”

On the recordNovember 19, 1982

We must resist protectionism because it can only lead to fewer jobs for them and fewer jobs for us.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on International Free Trade

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Ronald Reagan: “We must resist protectionism because it can only lead to fewer jobs for them and fewer jobs for us.”