Ronald Reagan actually said...

There's no question but that we have automatic built-in increases in our budgeting, which virtually have the budget out of control.

Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

05/26/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Let there be no mistake: We have no choice but to continue down the road toward a balanced budget.

I have pledged that we shall not stand idly by and see that same thing happen again.

Government's first responsibility is national security, and we're determined to meet that responsibility.

You provide reassurance for all of us that our ideals of liberty and justice are alive and well in the United States of America.