Ronald Reagan actually said...

the only true measure of a welfare program's success is how many people it makes independent of welfare.

Radio Address to the Nation on Welfare Reform

02/06/1987

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 5164, the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act.

And I am so proud to be able to say that during these last 4 years, not 1 inch of territory has been lost to Communist aggression.

We're talking about more than personal hardship here.

America is at peace, and the economy is in one piece.