Ronald Reagan actually said...

It would reward their inflexibility and send the message that they need only wait for the United States to lose its resolve.

Statement of Administration Policy: S.J. Res. 81 - Disapproving the Provision of Additional Assistance to the Nicaraguan...

03/12/1987

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

The good will between Mexico and the United States is a blossom whose beauty we meet here to cherish and protect.

God made Mexico and the United States neighbors, but it is our duty to make sure that we remain friends.

I welcome you today with the pledge that this administration will sincerely and diligently strive to maintain a relationship of mutual respe...

Our very proximity is an opportunity to demonstrate to the world how two nations can solve their problems and deepen their mutual respect.