Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 3, 1988
We gather today to bear witness to the past and learn from its awful example.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks on Signing the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) in Chicago, Illinois

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