Ronald Reagan
A passerby looks at the newly installed 9 ft by 3 1/2 ft graffiti-sprayed section of the Berlin Wall 04 May in Washington, DC. The 3,336 pound section of the wall was donated by the citizens of Berlin and the Daimler-Benz Company and is displayed at the new Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downton Washington.
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In 1981 a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and revered air traffic controller, defies President Reagan, forgoes his own needs and passion, and makes a life altering decision in the best interest and welfare of his country
Rather than causing an undue burden, this requirement ensures the integrity of our voting process ... Ronald Reagan said, 'Trust, but verify.' This is exactly what Georgia's voter registration laws provide for.
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