Quotes

Reagan on America

“Historically, we've always been a people willing to take risks and dream great dreams.”

October 19, 1983

“Historically, we've always been a people willing to take risks and dream great dreams. We weren't the people who stayed on the shores of the Old World. Instead we were the Italians, the Frenchmen, the Dutchmen, the men and women of every race, nationality, and religion who came here to push back the limits and in the process become Americans one and all.”

— Remarks at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration