Ronald Reagan: “The contributions of German Americans have been invaluable to the development of our great country.”

I expressed to President Gorbachev my confidence that the work we began together at Geneva in 1985 will continue under the Bush administration.

Tyranny fails. Freedom works.

I'm sure they'll—as we will—they'll take it for what it is.

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.