Ronald Reagan Quotes
It ought to be remembered by all [that] the Games more than 2,000 years ago started as a means of bringing peace between the Greek city-states. And in those days, even if a war was going on, they called off the war in order to hold the Games. I wish we were still as civilized.
Reagan, Ronald. "Remarks at the United States Olympic Committee Dinner in Los Angeles, California." 3 Mar. 1983. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1983, Book 1, United States Government Printing Office, 1984, p. 331.
This was the week after he returned from his meeting with Hitler in Munich where he appeased the German Dictator. See {585941} for his famous naive statement.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.