Ronald Reagan: “It's been said that a true classic enriches the human mind, augments its treasures, and pushes mankind forward another…”

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

The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.

Neither treaty has been ratified because they were not verifiable in their original form.

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.