Address to the Nation on the Situation in Nicaragua
03/15/1986
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We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resis...
I think the other way would have sent out a wrong signal that we were patsies.
That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.
I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.