08/10/1982
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"Ratification of Convention No. 144 would reduce this vulnerability."
"I urge the Congress to approve the Compact of Free Association for Palau."
"I'm sure you all remember that when we took office in 1981, we faced appalling economic conditions."
"There's no question but that I am tagged throughout the world as being an archconservative, and I've always thought that I was kind of defending myself when I answered back."