Ronald Reagan actually said...

My predecessor had called attention to this and had proposed a 5-year expansion of the defense budget.

Radio Address to the Nation on Defense Establishment Reforms

04/04/1986

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Our veterans, then, are the heroes among us.

No private company would be permitted to behave this way.

Budget reform is an idea whose time has come.

The most profound, progrowth tax reform this nation has ever seen is now the law of the land.