Ronald Reagan: “It's just this simple: protectionism is economic suicide.”

On the recordOctober 12, 1987

It's just this simple: protectionism is economic suicide.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Luncheon Hosted by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce in Somerset

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