“We have found, in our country, that when people have the right to make decisions as close to home as possible, they usually make the right decisions.”

—  Ronald Reagan

Address to the International Committee for the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. (17 September 1990)
Post-presidency (1989–2004)

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