On the recordMarch 8, 1982
Our first obligation must be to the American people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduOur first obligation must be to the American people.
Remarks at a Luncheon With Members of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
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I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.
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 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.