Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Perhaps this is God's way of reminding us that we must always treat every individual, no matter what his or her station in life, with dignity and respect."

"I want to offer my thanks to Prime Minister FitzGerald for his strong stand on this issue."

"That Thomas Paine that I mentioned a moment ago said—and I think that all of us should take this to heart—he said that the opportunity is ours; we have it in our power to start the world over again."

"We pray there will be a new dawn, that it will come soon, when both Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland can live in the sunlight of a peaceful and just society."