Ronald Reagan actually said...

Generations of Americans recall the lines of Joaquin Miller's poem, 'Columbus': 'Now speak, brave Adm'r'l, speak and say'—He said: 'Sail on! sail on! and on!'

Context

Proclamation 5878—Columbus Day, 1988

10/02/1988

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