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Ronald Reagan: Freedom is not granted to us by government; it is ours by divine right.

On the recordJuly 18, 1982
Freedom is not granted to us by government; it is ours by divine right.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Rally Supporting the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Federal Budget

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