Ronald Reagan: “We will not be on the defensive as we move into the 1980 elections—or '84 elections.”

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

Rather than making them or talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit, and then, while they’re working and earning…

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

It was a message of peace.