Ronald Reagan actually said...

"We owe them our thanks, not abandonment."

"Peace and freedom come through strength."

"Though they endured the chains of slavery and segregation, Afro-Americans have fought and died to keep our Nation's flame of liberty burning brightly."

"Theirs is a chronicle that can best be described as a litany of hope and faith in our Constitution's principles and in the ultimate fulfillment of its promise of equality under God for all."