You know, a fellow told me that he was a Republican for 20 years. I asked him, 'What changed your mind?' He said, 'I saw the light.' Then I asked, 'What was the light?' He said, 'The flame of the burning cross.'
— Ronald Reagan Contemporary

US President, Cold War

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Attributed, from 'Reagan's America: Innocents at Home' by Garry Wills (This quote's authenticity is debated and may be a misattribution or exaggeration of a joke. Setting confidence lower.)

Date / Period

1980s

Source

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reagan-cross-joke/

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Unverifiable

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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