Ronald Reagan: “Make a false move, and the next sound you hear is the clang of a jail…”

On the recordOctober 26, 1988

Make a false move, and the next sound you hear is the clang of a jail cell door slamming shut.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Republican Campaign Rally in Little Rock, Arkansas

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Ronald Reagan: “Make a false move, and the next sound you hear is the clang of a jail cell door slamming shut.”