Ronald Reagan actually said...

I have decided that we should move forward now with a program to repair the Nation's major highways and bridges.

Remarks to Reporters Announcing the Administration's Proposal for a Highway and Bridge Repair Program

11/22/1982

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If I wasn't [optimistic] I'd never have left the ranch to come here in the first place.

Great results have never been achieved without great effort.

History shows that no government has ever voluntarily reduced itself in size.

I am pleased to announce my intention to appoint J. Upshur Moorhead as Special Assistant to the President.