Ronald Reagan: “Today we, as a nation, also remind ourselves of the preciousness of our own freedom.”

I don't say that we're not prepared.

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.

The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.