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Ronald Reagan: “John Ashbrook knew that the first duty of public life is to responsibly speak the truth—even if the moment's fashion is…”

On the recordMay 8, 1983
John Ashbrook knew that the first duty of public life is to responsibly speak the truth—even if the moment's fashion is against that truth.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Fund-raising Dinner Honoring Former Representative John M. Ashbrook in Ashland, Ohio

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