Ronald Reagan actually said...

I want the vote of all the Americans that I can get, and obviously, the Irish Americans constitute quite a sizable block in our country.

Interview With Brian Farrell of RTE-Television, Dublin, Ireland, on Foreign Issues

05/27/1984

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, do hereby proclaim December 10, 1985, as Human Rights Day.

We believe it is a right, not a privilege, to be allowed to speak freely.

Democratic government and economic freedom have turned a number of small nations into economic giants.

America has, since its founding, been a refuge for those suffering under the yoke of oppression.