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Ronald Reagan: “What can be the scope of legitimate and mutual discourse with a state whose values permit such atrocities?”

On the recordSeptember 1, 1983
What can be the scope of legitimate and mutual discourse with a state whose values permit such atrocities?
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks to Reporters on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner

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