Ronald Reagan actually said...

He counted on America to be passive. He counted wrong.

Address to the Nation on the United States Air Strike Against Libya

04/13/1986

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

We will react strongly to acts of aggression wherever they take place.

We are resolved to stand firm against those who would destroy the freedoms we cherish.

I'm pleased to nominate Alan 'Punch' Green, Jr., to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner.

I hereby designate Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 1981, as a day of prayer for permanent peace.