Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 18, 1982
People understand that making this government live within its means will ultimately do more to bring down interest rates and put our unemployed back to work than anything else we could do.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Rally Supporting the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Federal Budget

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