Ronald Reagan: “We may not be the biggest navy in the world; we're the best.”

On the recordAugust 26, 1981

We may not be the biggest navy in the world; we're the best.

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Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Target '82 Fundraising Reception in Santa Barbara, California

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