Ronald Reagan: “We've made great strides in democracy, that they have a prosperity…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 1985

We've made great strides in democracy, that they have a prosperity that is far above that of a great many of their neighbors.

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Republican · California

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Interview With Bernard Weinraub and Gerald Boyd of the New York Times

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