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“Ronald Reagan [ cite the founders] on behalf of emphasizing the faith of our founders, of limited government, of the uniqueness and exceptionalism of America, of a nation with a people facing another historic challenge beyond the American Revolution, and in contrasting the system of the United States with the system of the USSR.”

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Paul Kengor, born in 1966, is an individual whose profession and category are unknown. Limited information is available regarding his influence in academia and the public sphere. more

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