Ronald Reagan actually said...

In America, in the fifties and sixties, one of the important crises we faced was racial discrimination.

Remarks on Signing the Bill Making the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a National Holiday

11/01/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

We did it before, and we can do it again.

Yes we can, and yes we must.

Victory will belong to you—the people.

Congress heard the voice of the people, and they acted to carry out the will of the people.