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On the recordFebruary 5, 1987
The sad truth is that, despite our best intentions, the welfare system is failing; the system traps people in a cycle of dependency that robs them of dignity.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Letter to the Nation's Governors on Welfare Reform

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