Ronald Reagan actually said...

I think that there's a possibility of our own because it was our citizen, but Italy because it was an Italian ship.

Informal Exchange With Reporters on the Achille Lauro Hijacking Incident

10/09/1985

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

When we took office, the cost of government was increasing 17 percent a year.

That is enough, if they have the confidence that we're going to continue and that we're not going to do that other quick-fix thing.

Our goal is to bring government down to the balanced budget.

Reducing the defense budget.