Ronald Reagan: “History teaches us that weakness only tempts aggression.”

I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

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.

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.