Ronald Reagan: “And that is what SDI is all about: the future, a future of innovations that we cannot now imagine.”

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

This is a great day.

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 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.