Claim: Ronald Reagan privately described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire."
Evidence: Publicly describing the Soviet Union as an `` evil empire '' , and during his famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate , President Reagan challenged Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to `` tear down this wall ! ''	evil empire	evil empire	Brandenburg Gate	Brandenburg Gate	General Secretary	General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Mikhail Gorbachev	Mikhail Gorbachev
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