Ronald Reagan: “What I think is, that if more people had this idea back when the Great…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1982

What I think is, that if more people had this idea back when the Great Depression hit, there wouldn't be any government welfare today or need for it.

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Republican · California

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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Senate Override of a Fiscal Year 1982 Supplemental Appropriations Bill

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