Ronald Reagan: “The best way to make this country safe is to make sure that our foreign policy is strong and clear.”

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

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.

Tyranny fails. Freedom works.

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