Ronald Reagan: “Some sow their cabbage patch merely for tomorrow's meal. Others plant…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1986

Some sow their cabbage patch merely for tomorrow's meal. Others plant an oak tree as a shelter for the future.

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Republican · California

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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Jose Sarney Costa of Brazil

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Ronald Reagan: “Some sow their cabbage patch merely for tomorrow's meal. Others plant an oak tree as a shelter for the future.”