Ronald Reagan

“ Christopher Columbus, whose life and exploits we commemorate each October, is one of the true heroes of our Nation's history.
He is justly admired as a brilliant navigator, a fearless man of action, a visionary who opened the eyes of an older world to an entirely new one. Above all, he personifies a view of the world that many see as quintessentially American: not merely optimistic, but scornful of the very notion of despair.
Nearly five centuries have passed since the fateful day on which Columbus changed the course of history. ”