Ronald Reagan: “St. Patrick's Day is a time for joy and celebration.”

We must remain strong and free of illusion.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

Let us remember that the Soviet preponderance in military power in Europe remains, an asymmetry that offends our Jeffersonian senses.

Naturally, I heartily approve.