Christmas Day Radio Address to the Nation
12/24/1982
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
Standing up for democracy, supporting freedom against communism, is the right thing.
Congress needs to get back to work and come up with a bill I can sign.
The idea that if we removed all the pressure on the Sandinistas they would somehow then move to peace and democracy has been proven false.
There is no similar requirement for the Soviet Union.