Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Ronald Reagan

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Welfare Safety net American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

The Los Angeles Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Interview. Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 1970.

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Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Citation

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James Monroe
Source
1823 State of the Union Presidential State of the Union addresses
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
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Citation

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