Ronald Reagan actually said...

We've closed the books on a long, dark period of failure and self-doubt and set a new course.

Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Legion in Seattle, Washington

08/22/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

We have no thought of throwing people out into the snow.

Let's lay it to rest once and for all.

The deficit is the result of excessive government spending.

America must leave behind the failed policies of the past and go forward with opportunity and the bright promise of the future.