Ronald Reagan actually said...

The real issue is the Federal deficit—and the pork-barrel and spending boondoggles that increase it.

Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Water Quality Act of 1987

01/29/1987

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Being young meant a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, and an appetite for adventure over love of ease.

To the Congress of the United States:

I wish he were half as scared as I am.

Today and tomorrow, we'll have an opportunity to meet, to come to know each other.