We should never forget, and those that guard our freedoms, that we should hang on to them very tenaciously and be very careful about some do-gooder that thinks that our safety is more important than our freedom.

I was kind of thinking it was pretty funny that an ex-officer of horse cavalry was here standing, handing out medals to somebody that had flown around the world on a single tank of gas.

You reminded us all that aviation history is still being written by men and women with the spirit of adventure and derring-do.

So far this year more than 2 million jobs have been created.

1986 may have been the year when you, someone in your family, or someone you know started a small business.

I hereby determine that the conditions set forth in that section with respect to provision of assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance have been met.

We're turning the corner on the trade deficit problem.

This year, after a dramatic 10-week trial, 8 crime leaders-heads of what's called the commission-were convicted.

It's estimated that over 600,000 new businesses were incorporated this year, most of them small operations headed by men and women with a dream.

It was a very good year.

The best thing government can do for the people and for business is simply get its hands out of your pockets, get out of your way, and let you get on with doing what you do best.

The liability system is broken; it needs to be fixed.