Ronald Reagan: “Being young meant a temperamental predominance of courage over…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1981

Being young meant a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, and an appetite for adventure over love of ease.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Dedication of the General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Corridor at the Department of Defense

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