Reagan's Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech

States' rights was a speech made by President Ronald Reagan in 1980. It happened in a county fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

This is what Reagan said:

“ I still believe the answer to any problem lies with the people. I believe in states' rights and I believe in people doing as much as they can for themselves at the community level and at the private level. I believe we have distorted the balance of our government today by giving powers that were never intended to be given in the Constitution to that federal establishment. ”

Reagan's speech was controversial.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Reagan's Race Legacy (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.


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