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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
And as Ronald Reagan said so eloquently, so many years ago, we're tired of being told that a little intellectual elite in a far distant capital can plan our lives better for us than we can plan them for ourselves.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Mike Pence references Ronald Reagan to highlight a desire for self-determination among Americans.

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