Ronald Reagan actually said...

Since the early days of this administration, we've been working to make America a safer place for all our citizens.

Remarks to Reporters Announcing Proposed Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

09/12/1982

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Let us act to help them together, Democrats and Republicans, and let us act now.

I must remind them that the Sandinista Communists have already concluded negotiations—in 1979 with the Organization of American States.

The Communists, themselves, have shown again and again that diplomacy alone is not enough.

I cannot accept the House action as final, for I cannot believe that it reflects the informed and considered will of the American people.