Ronald Reagan

What I've seen has reaffirmed my faith in American business and American industry.

I've always believed that with freedom, hard work, and the profit motive, there's nothing that Americans can't do.

If we Americans keep working together to improve quality, keep investing in America's technology to become more productive and hold down costs, then, yes, we can outcompete, outperform, and outsell the pants off anybody, anywhere in the…

All I can say is, I like what I see.

Well, we have every reason to be confident.

Those selling the old no-win notion that you can't have growth without high inflation have been proven wrong.

General Motors is heading into the future not just with an idea of survival, but with an idea of triumph.

Veterans' preference is but a partial recognition of the great debt of gratitude that the country owes to those who have served in the Armed Forces.

Ingenuity, courage, and hard work were the essential ingredients of the American success story.

The American automobile industry is back—back with pride, back with teamwork, and back with performance that can and will make us number one.

The race is won in the garage as well as on the track.

No one emigrates to Cuba or jumps over the wall into East Berlin or seeks refuge in the Soviet Union.

The spirit of our nation is strong.

We're so lucky. We've been granted the right to stand for something.

This has been a fantastic Fourth of July.

America is a rocket, pushing upward and outward into space, into human history.

This is a real kick for me.

America is today what it was two centuries ago, a place that dreamers dream of.

That's having lived down among them.

We stand for freedom in the world.

This is a happy, decent, united country.

Today we're celebrating our country's independence and freedom.

Well, it's a wonderful Fourth of July for me.

America still has so much to celebrate on this day—unity and affection, prosperity and freedom.

I appreciate that very much.