Ronald Reagan actually said...

"You know, when this good old house was built our country was little more than a band of towns, a very thin band, running along the eastern seaboard—people clinging to the edge of a vast and untamed co..."

"On behalf of all Americans, thank you, God bless you."

"Since that brilliant work, you've continued to make rich contributions to American letters with plays like 'The Crucible' and 'A View From the Bridge.'"

"Yet they worked long and hard, following their dreams, and succeeded in bringing music, drama, and laughter into our lives."