Ronald Reagan: “Let me emphasize that we are taking these economic measures only after repeated but unsuccessful attempts to reduce…”

Well, that wasn't a proposal. That was a decision that has been made.

That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.

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.

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.