Quotes

Reagan on America, Welfare, and Free Enterprise

“America today is at peace. Despite some ups and downs, our economy remains strong and growing.”

November 28, 1987

“America today is at peace. Despite some ups and downs, our economy remains strong and growing. And if Thanksgiving is a time to think especially for the less fortunate among us, then surely we must give thanks during this economic expansion that the number of Americans living in poverty has fallen to the lowest level in 5 years.”

— Radio Address to the Nation on Soviet-United States Relations