Ronald Reagan: “A delay in our deployments would only encourage the Soviets to believe that NATO's resolve was faltering.”

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

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

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

We have walked a long way together to clear a path for peace.