Ronald Reagan: “We must teach our sons and daughters a proper respect for academic…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1984

We must teach our sons and daughters a proper respect for academic standards, for codes of civilized behavior, and for knowledge itself.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Las Vegas, Nevada

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