On the recordJuly 22, 1981
We are a federation of sovereign states with as much law as possible kept at the local level.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRonald Reagan: “We are a federation of sovereign states with as much law as possible kept at the local level.”
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Remarks About Federal Tax Reduction Legislation at a Meeting With State Legislators and Local Government Officials
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