Ronald Reagan actually said...

"There is a spirit of Solidarity abroad in the world today that no physical force can crush."

"The only thing that I can figure that might have happened there—and that wasn't very much of a down—you'll remember that there was a great-during the campaign—the great layoffs began in the steel indu..."

"The American people haven't lost faith in our cause."

"If I wasn't [optimistic] I'd never have left the ranch to come here in the first place."