Ronald Reagan: “We have great faith in the American people.”

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

I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

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