Here’s another one that got mis-attributed (which I really wished he ACTUALLY SAID ):
“I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers—and it was not there. . . . in her fertile fields and bound less forests—and it was not there. . . . in her rich mines and her vast world commerce—and it was not there. . . . in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution—and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.”
— NOT Alexis D’ Tocqueville
Apparently, Reagan did say, “A great man is a good man.” According to Peggy Noonan, anyway.