Ronald Reagan said...

We owe much to the independent endeavors of these individuals who have dedicated their own personal resources to further...

I think the other way would have sent out a wrong signal that we were patsies.

We owe all we have to our forebears who built our land and our government and gave it to us as a sacred bequest.

I call upon the people of the United States to observe this event with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.