Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Columbus exemplified a spirit which still inspires all Americans—a spirit of reaching out, expanding the frontiers of knowledge, a spirit of undaunted hope."

"It is in the interest of the United States to impose certain restrictions on entry into the United States of officers or employees of the Government of Cuba or the Communist Party of Cuba."

"The Republican Party sees the challenges of the world with clear eyes and recognizes the difference between the totalitarians and the freedom fighters."

"One of the reasons I like this Gramm-Rudman bill is because it attacks budget deficits the right way, not by raising taxes, but by restraining spending."