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Ronald Reagan: I've always believed that there's nothing government can do as well, other than a certain few things like national…

On the recordOctober 8, 1987
I've always believed that there's nothing government can do as well, other than a certain few things like national security, as the private sector can do if government gets out of its way and sets it free to do it.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Members of the Volunteer International Council of the United States Information Agency

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