Ronald Reagan actually said...

I think that a great deal of it is due to the General Secretary, who I have found different than previous Soviet leaders have been.

The President's News Conference Following the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting in Moscow

05/31/1988

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Government's first responsibility is national security, and we're determined to meet that responsibility.

We can try to run from it, but we can't hide.

I have pledged that we shall not stand idly by and see that same thing happen again.

Let there be no mistake: We have no choice but to continue down the road toward a balanced budget.