Ronald Reagan actually said...

We simply cannot afford performing this double duty unless we're willing to gamble with our immediate security.

Radio Address to the Nation on Defense Spending

02/18/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

The answer to a government that's too big is to stop feeding its growth.

Together we can accomplish the things the people elected us to do.

Six months is long enough.

When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group-'We the people.'