Ronald Reagan: “The progress we have made is no consolation to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in 1986.”

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

Let us remember that the Soviet preponderance in military power in Europe remains, an asymmetry that offends our Jeffersonian senses.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.