Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Most Americans, having never known any other way of life, take for granted open access to information about their Federal, State, and local governments."

"Help us get this across to the Congress."

"We're separated from Erin by several generations and by an ocean—but those of Irish descent know that such small matters are no barriers at all in affairs of the heart like ours with the Emerald Isle."

"On President Madison's birthday, it is particularly fitting that we recognize the value of reasonable access to information in our political process."