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Ronald Reagan: “As much as I detest the idea of deficits, as President I must accept a large deficit if that is what it takes to buy…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1982
As much as I detest the idea of deficits, as President I must accept a large deficit if that is what it takes to buy peace for the rest of this century and beyond.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Rally for Senator Harrison Schmitt in Albuquerque

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