Ronald Reagan actually said...

My biggest regret is that... putting America's house in order has been a tough and painful task.

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Second Anniversary of the Inauguration of the President

01/19/1983

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

It's time we pulled our money out of the tax shelters and invested it in America's future.

None of us, any country, can afford to pay off terrorists for the crimes that they're committing because that will only lead to more crimes.

Right is right, and fair is fair, and it's time for all of us to put on our American citizen hats and do the right thing for America.

I am superstitious. I never talk about a no-hitter if you're pitching one.