Ronald Reagan actually said...

There's no doubt that the measure of America's future safety, progress, and greatness depends on how well scientists keep pushing back new frontiers.

Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the National Medal of Science

02/26/1985

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Good citizenship means trying to understand the issues and great questions of your day.

I do hereby proclaim 1986 the Year of the Flag.

You've all said no—a most emphatic no—to mediocrity, to averageness, to timidity.

I am pleased to nominate Dr. Manuel H. Johnson to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.