Ronald Reagan: “We the people—and that is still the most powerful phrase—created…”

On the recordNovember 19, 1981

We the people—and that is still the most powerful phrase—created government for our own convenience.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Dedication of the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress

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Ronald Reagan: “We the people—and that is still the most powerful phrase—created government for our own convenience.”