Ronald Reagan: “Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 1986

Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Gubernatorial Campaign Rally for Kay Orr in Omaha, Nebraska

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Ronald Reagan: “Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans.”