Ronald Reagan actually said...

"It was not my intent to do business with Khomeini, to trade weapons for hostages, nor to undercut our policy of antiterrorism."

"We live in a country that requires we operate within rules and laws—all of us."

"I believe then and believe now there was a greater risk in doing nothing, of not trying."

"If illegal acts were undertaken in the implementation of our policy, those who did so will be brought to justice."