10/07/1984
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"Now that it's the initial phase of the negotiating process—laying the groundwork, setting the agenda, establishing areas of agreement as well as disagreement—that pays off in the future."
"The ultimate goal of American foreign policy is not just the prevention of war, but the extension of freedom."
"Drug abuse is a veritable plague that enslaves its victims, saps their health, turns their dreams to dust, and endangers their lives and the lives of others."
"We’ve tried to take a prudent and a realistic and, above all, deliberate approach toward Soviet-American relations."