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“But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom – freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.”

“You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers.”

“And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.”


“In our discussion today, we agreed on working up to several thousand exchanges a year from each country in the near future.”

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Do you want me to identify who said these lines, give the historical/contextual background, or provide exact sources/transcripts?

My initial identification: these are lines spoken by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during his 1988 summit visit with Mikhail Gorbachev (the U.S.–Soviet summits that year, including Reagan’s May 1988 visit to Moscow). I can confirm and give exact dates and citations (transcripts, video links) if you’d like. Which would you prefer?