Ronald Reagan: “The way to lick poverty in America is with a hand up, not a handout.”

On the recordOctober 12, 1987

The way to lick poverty in America is with a hand up, not a handout.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Luncheon Hosted by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce in Somerset

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