Ronald Reagan actually said...

If we abandon them now, if Congress votes down aid, we will be abandoning the only real cause for peace and freedom and democracy in Nicaragua.

Remarks to Civic Leaders at a White House Briefing on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

01/21/1988

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Our voluntary military... has an intelligence level that is higher than in any army in our past history.

Tax cuts that we put into place were supposed to, and have, helped stimulate savings.

I think that all the indicators are there to indicate that the economy is getting better, not getting worse.

The Federal budget must not become a roadblock on the path to long-term economic recovery.