Ronald Reagan: “Your commitment and courage on this historic flight, I think, are an inspiration to all of us.”

Tyranny fails. Freedom works.

We have not come this far through lack of strength or any weakness in our resolve, nor has there been anything inevitable about what we've achieved.

Yes, I would be deeply disappointed.

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.