07/19/1983
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"I won't deny all the groups I mentioned represent valid interests, which may seem compelling."
"Many of its proposals follow the spirit of recommendations by the Grace commission, some 2,000 citizens who compiled a report on how to cut spending growth without harming the needy or impairing any e..."
"I'll take the political responsibility."
"As long as I'm President, we're not going back to the days when America was fast becoming an impotent democracy."