Ronald Reagan: “it is not the place, and should not be the place, for government…”

On the recordNovember 16, 1988

it is not the place, and should not be the place, for government officials to determine what is good art and what is bad art.

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Republican · California

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Remarks on Receiving a Report From the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities

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Ronald Reagan: “it is not the place, and should not be the place, for government officials to determine what is good art and what is bad…”