09/27/1981
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"Today I call upon the U.S. Congress to keep faith with itself."
"The bill would signal a basic change in the direction of our national defense, a change away from strength and proven success and back toward weakness and accommodation of the 1970's."
"SDI can be practical and can be a method of protecting us against a nuclear attack."
"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."