Ronald Reagan: “Whenever government puts welfare and charity before the opportunity…”

On the recordNovember 27, 1983

Whenever government puts welfare and charity before the opportunity for jobs, it misses the mark.

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Remarks on Signing the National Decade of Disabled Persons Proclamation

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Ronald Reagan: “Whenever government puts welfare and charity before the opportunity for jobs, it misses the mark.”