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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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