Ronald Reagan: “America used to wear a 'Kick Me' sign around its neck. We threw that…”

On the recordOctober 28, 1986

America used to wear a 'Kick Me' sign around its neck. We threw that sign away, and now it reads, 'Don't Tread on Me.'

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Senator James Abdnor in Rapid City, South Dakota

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Ronald Reagan: “America used to wear a 'Kick Me' sign around its neck. We threw that sign away, and now it reads, 'Don't Tread on Me.'”