Ronald Reagan: “We must be prepared to defend and, if necessary, to die for what we…”

On the recordOctober 7, 1983

We must be prepared to defend and, if necessary, to die for what we believe in, for the American way of life.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Situation in Lebanon

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