Ronald Reagan: “Believe me, you cannot create a desert, hand a person a cup of water…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1984

Believe me, you cannot create a desert, hand a person a cup of water, and call that compassion.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Annual Conservative Political Action Conference Dinner

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Ronald Reagan: “Believe me, you cannot create a desert, hand a person a cup of water, and call that compassion.”