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Ronald Reagan: “Terrorism, that kind of violence, is, I think, the most cowardly, the most vicious thing the world is faced with today…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 1985
Terrorism, that kind of violence, is, I think, the most cowardly, the most vicious thing the world is faced with today, regardless of who the victims are.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Margaret M. Heckler to Be United States Ambassador to Ireland

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