Ronald Reagan: “Abe Lincoln said we must disenthrall ourselves with the past—and then…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1984

Abe Lincoln said we must disenthrall ourselves with the past—and then we will save our country.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Sacramento, California

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