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Ronald Reagan: A few years ago, there were those who said that this vision of opportunity and freedom was dead, that we were a nation…

On the recordOctober 7, 1984
A few years ago, there were those who said that this vision of opportunity and freedom was dead, that we were a nation in decline.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Dedication Ceremony for a Statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, Maryland

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