Ronald Reagan: “We believe it is a right, not a privilege, to be allowed to speak…”

On the recordDecember 9, 1985

We believe it is a right, not a privilege, to be allowed to speak freely.

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Republican · California

Source

Proclamation 5420—Bill of Rights Day, Human Rights Day and Week, 1985

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Ronald Reagan: “We believe it is a right, not a privilege, to be allowed to speak freely.”