Ronald Reagan actually said...

"The bill would create a substantial amount of unnecessary and complex Federal bureaucracy."

"These changes would increase administrative costs and add to the paperwork burden imposed on the public by the census."

"I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities that may be needed in the process of implementing the January 1981 agreements with Iran and in the eventual normalizat..."

"There are always more questions proposed for the census than can be accommodated."