Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Our farmers are the critical link in a food production chain that consistently yields the most wholesome and varied range of foodstuffs known to man."

"We're constantly reviewing what we are doing, and talking with our allies in Europe on the various steps that we can take."

"The success of our farmers in marketing their production abroad has enabled this nation to sharply reduce its balance of trade deficit and to pay for its energy imports."

"American agriculture has achieved a record of productivity unmatched by any other food and fiber system on earth."