Ronald Reagan: “Which interests and which commitments are they ready to abandon?”

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.

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

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.

Each of us can give young people the good example of reading ourselves.