Ronald Reagan: “Believe me, you cannot create a desert, hand a person a cup of water, and call that compassion.”

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.

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.

America is the shining city on the hill. Welcome all who enter to follow their dreams.