Ronald Reagan actually said...

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

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

02/06/1984

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