Ronald Reagan: “Michael Baroody has demonstrated the skills and commitment needed for this critical position.”

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.

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.

Tyranny fails. Freedom works.

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.