Ronald Reagan actually said...

This Report emphasizes the important role of the Federal government in supporting our scientific enterprise.

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Science and Technology Report

04/20/1982

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I don't know whether they're trying to do that or not.

No, I don't believe so at all.

No, I don't believe so.

We're not going to retreat from the research that could deliver to the world a defense against these nuclear weapons.