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On the recordApril 24, 1983
The concern over this awesome power is understandable, but we must not let this concern deter us from harnessing it to peacefully serve mankind.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Enrico Fermi Awards at the Department of Energy

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