The charm of Ronald Reagan is not just that he kept telling us screwy things, it was that he believed them all. No wonder we trusted him, he never lied to us.... His stubbornness, even defiance, in the face of facts ('stupid things,' he once called them in a memorable slip) was nothing short of splendid.... This is the man who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency.

Who Let the Dogs In?: Incredible Political Animals I Have Known (ed. Random House, 2004) - ISBN: 9781588364357