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Ronald Reagan: It is this freedom to disagree, to question, to state one's case even when in opposition to those in authority that is…

On the recordJune 1, 1984
It is this freedom to disagree, to question, to state one's case even when in opposition to those in authority that is the cornerstone of liberty and human progress.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at University College, Galway, Ireland

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