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.
Mike Pence: “And as Ronald Reagan said so eloquently, so many years ago, we're tired of being told that a little intellectual elite…”
On the recordJuly 11, 2016
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Mike Pence references Ronald Reagan to highlight a desire for self-determination among Americans.
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