“Well, I learned a lot. … You'd be surprised. They're all individual countries.”

—  Ronald Reagan

Quoted by Lou Cannon in his article Latin [American] Trip an Eye-Opener for Reagan in The Washington Post (6 December 1982)
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)

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