Ronald Reagan actually said...

"I hope that one day all of this will be seen as the initial steps leading toward an historic freeing of commerce and trade throughout the continent."

"American and Mexican policemen and law enforcement officials have lost their lives in this fight."

"I truly believe history will honor you for the wise and politically courageous way you're guiding Mexico on the difficult but ultimately rewarding path to economic recovery and national development."

"Totalitarian societies—such as those in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and now Nicaragua—have demonstrated for all to see that tyranny doesn't work."