Ronald Reagan actually said...

Spain has a wise and courageous chief of state, whose leadership in developing his country's democratic institutions has earned the world's profound respect.

Context

Remarks of the President and King Juan Carlos I of Spain Following Their Meetings

10/12/1981

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