That statement is in direct odds to the quote I posted. His statement again: "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism". That is a very different statement than claiming that he only agreed with libertarianism where it happened to have a cross-section with conservatism.
You can NOT suggest that Ronald Reagan wanted anything to do with libertarianism. He didn’t.
So he "didn't want anything to do with" a philosophy that he himself stated is at the core of his own? How does that work?
Only one of the above two statements can logically be correct. So which is it? Your own interpretation, or Reagan's own direct words? (And do note: I never "interpreted" his words. I did nothing more than post them exactly as he said them. As far as I can see, the only person "interpreting" them is you. I also, as an aside, never claimed that you did not read the quote, but simply posted it either way.)
Are you that oblivious that you are going to proceed with this argument despite the fact that I was the one who brought up this quote for you in the first place? Libertarians can be counted on to bring it up every time Conservatives try to educate them on this simple concept. Since you're either not very bright, or extremely headstrong, I'll repeat myself: Go ahead and read the rest of that quote. Reagan goes on to say that he is not a libertarian himself, and that he disagrees with the philosphy half the time.
It's also important to put the quote into context. He said it to the primary libertarian publication in the nation, at a time when he was engaged in a primary challenge against a sitting Republican President. He never said anything remotely positive about libertarianism again, and he actively opposed libertarian on every occasion after he was elected.
Now, if you have been following this thread, this will be the fifth or sixth time that this has been cleared up for you, by myself and several other posters. At some point, all of this should find its way through even a skull as think as yours: That Reason Magazine quote simply doesn't mean what brain-dead libertarians want it to mean, and it never will.
Read the entire quote. You're making an ass out of yourself.