Quotes

Reagan on America, Democracy, and Freedom

“Anyone from any corner of the world can come to America and become an American.”

January 20, 1988

“I got a letter from a man the other day, and I'll share it with you. This man said you can go to live in Turkey, but you can't become a Turk. You can go to live in Japan, but you cannot become Japanese -- or Germany or France -- and named all the others. But he said anyone from any corner of the world can come to America and become an American.”

— Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Students at Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland