Ronald Reagan actually said...

Come deployment time if the research yields such a weapon, come deployment, then you sit down.

Interview With Morton Kondracke and Richard H. Smith of Newsweek Magazine

03/03/1985

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Your generation really sparkles.

I would choose the latter, because if we're to solidify our gains, we'll need a Congress that will allow us to move forward.

Respect for America and confidence in America are rising again.

We made a great turn.