Ronald Reagan

My sorrow in the face of this senseless act of violence is profound.

Olof Palme was one of the world's most respected leaders, a man who made compassion the hallmark of Swedish policy.

I am very pleased that the Congress has dropped this expensive provision.

Peace follows in freedom's path.

Democracies take up arms only in self-defense.

In the real world, peace through strength must be our motto.

A strong national defense for the United States is not only indispensable to arms control but for the security, freedom, and peace of the entire world.

We must ensure that reductions occur through transfer and attrition and not through a reduction-in-force.

Productivity improvement in the Federal sector a national priority.

The goal of the first Executive order is to achieve a 20-percent productivity increase in selected high-priority functions.

The goal of the program shall be to improve the quality and timeliness of service to the public, and to achieve a 20 percent productivity increase in appropriate functions by 1992.

Participation and support from Federal managers and employees are essential to meet the President's goals.

Those fighting for freedom in Nicaragua deserve and desperately need our help.

Your approval of the request I am transmitting to you will provide the necessary help.

I am pleased to nominate James Eugene Burnett, Jr., to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Congress must act decisively to prevent an outcome deeply injurious to the security of our Nation.

We cannot and we must not permit this to happen.

The Communists have suppressed free speech and free press.

Today, for example, we know that no one had to push the clique that seized power in Grenada into the arms of the Soviet Union and Cuba.

Five members of the United States Senate, designated by the President of the Senate, and five members of the United States House of Representatives, designated by the Speaker of the House, to serve for a two-year term.

When people are free, their rights to speak and to pray are protected by law.

We want you to succeed and to prosper.

Our commitment to humane and representative government is stronger than any tyrant's chains.

There is a freedom tide rising in our hemisphere.

A society of rising accomplishment and enhanced expectations will provide a better life for its people: a cleaner environment, and improved health and nutrition.