Ronald Reagan: “If we are to maintain deterrence and live in peace and freedom, we must continue to improve each capability.”

Let us remember that the Soviet preponderance in military power in Europe remains, an asymmetry that offends our Jeffersonian senses.

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

This is a great day.

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.