Ronald Reagan: “The truth is Somoza was bad, but so many of the people of Nicaragua…”

On the recordApril 14, 1985

The truth is Somoza was bad, but so many of the people of Nicaragua know the Sandinistas are infinitely worse.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Fund-raising Dinner for the Nicaragua Refugee Fund

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Ronald Reagan: “The truth is Somoza was bad, but so many of the people of Nicaragua know the Sandinistas are infinitely worse.”