Ronald Reagan: “Our Federal system of sovereign States is today as vital to the…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 1984

Our Federal system of sovereign States is today as vital to the preservation of freedom as it was in the time of Jefferson and Adams.

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Republican · California

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Toasts at a White House Dinner Honoring the Nation's Governors

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