Ronald Reagan: “We're still the most productive people in the world, living in a nation with a potential that staggers the imagination.”

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.

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.

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

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.