Ronald Reagan: “America has a secret weapon; it's called 'trust the people.'”

On the recordApril 4, 1982

America has a secret weapon; it's called 'trust the people.'

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the National Legislative Conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO

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