Ronald Reagan: “Freedom today is a gathering tide.”

Yes, I would be deeply disappointed.

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

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.