Ronald Reagan: “I cannot tell you how deeply moved Vice President Bush and I were by our visit to this brave and remarkable man.”

If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.

Well, that wasn't a proposal. That was a decision that has been made.

It was a message of peace.

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.