Ronald Reagan actually said...

I commend the Senate for passing today the central element of the down payment plan to cut projected deficits.

Statement on Senate Approval of Proposed Federal Deficit Reduction Legislation

05/16/1984

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Just say no.

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...

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

It was a message of peace.