Ronald Reagan: “We wish Mr. Gorbachev well, but history obliges us to retain a strong…”

On the recordJune 20, 1988

We wish Mr. Gorbachev well, but history obliges us to retain a strong measure of skepticism about the Soviet system.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Members of the Empire and Canadian Clubs in Toronto, Canada

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