Ronald Reagan actually said...

In Central America today, freedom-loving people, our friends, are under attack by Soviet bloc and Cuban-backed insurgents.

Remarks at a Meeting of the Council of the Americas

05/07/1984

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We will not turn our backs on those who seek to gain or secure their liberty.

I am pleased to nominate Robert Thaddeus Grey, Jr., to be Deputy Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

The American people are tired of theatrics; they want action.

In short, we have launched a process of reform and change that can transform the course of events.