Ronald Reagan actually said...

Will we join together in sharply reducing offensive nuclear arms and moving to nonnuclear defensive strengths for systems to make this a safer world?

Remarks on Issuing the Joint Soviet-United States Statement on the Summit Meeting in Geneva

11/20/1985

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Leadership must both recognize danger and stimulate confidence.

A philosophy can't be mere words. It must guide policy and be expressed in action.

It's been a great pleasure to meet you, Mr. President, and to exchange views with you today.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Title V of the Trade Act...