Remarks on Signing the Columbus Day Proclamation
10/02/1988
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Tyranny fails. Freedom works.
with a strong faith in the Almighty, nothing is impossible; and without the help of our Creator, we labor in vain.
That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.
If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.