Ronald Reagan actually said...

Rebuilding our defenses would come first.

We take this job seriously because we know the truth of some other words that Teddy Roosevelt spoke.

I know you agree with me that those kids will never let us down, so we better darn well see to it that this government, no matter what party...

The cry of the weakling counts for little in the move toward peace, but the call of a just man armed is potent.