Ronald Reagan: “In the 'Merchant of Venice,' Shakespeare wrote of a small candle and of how far it throws its beams.”

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.

I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience.

That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.