Ronald Reagan actually said...

I think a better slogan would be 'better alive and free.'

Informal Exchange With Representatives of Le Figaro, Together With Written Responses to Questions Submitted by the Newspaper

12/21/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

A people as good and generous as they are free.

I have never had one of my budgets approved by Congress since I've been there

the American people sent a message loud and clear, but I guess Washington just doesn't hear

it's the best news possible, that the picture's beginning to brighten for agriculture here in America's heartland