Ronald Reagan: “You've all said no—a most emphatic no—to mediocrity, to averageness…”

On the recordMay 11, 1986

You've all said no—a most emphatic no—to mediocrity, to averageness, to timidity.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Ronald Reagan: “You've all said no—a most emphatic no—to mediocrity, to averageness, to timidity.”