Ronald Reagan

Raising taxes and threatening the recovery is no answer.

Today American liberty shines brightly.

I said that in principle I support debates, yes.

When have they not been?

Yes, I favor that idea.

Our tax program was fair. It was fair across the board.

I never say anything like that-too superstitious.

America is back and standing tall.

I am, therefore, announcing that I am a candidate and will seek reelection to the office I presently hold.

We're here to see that government continues to serve you, not the other way around.

This historic room and the Presidency belong to you.

Our space goals will chart a path of progress toward creating a better life for all people who seek freedom, prosperity, and security.

I urge the Senate to give the Convention its prompt and favorable consideration.

I believe that there have to be some structural changes in our government, things that presently you can't get at.

I can only say it has been—what I guess I'm trying to say is that I tried very definitely in my own mind to not even consider what that decision was going to be for as long as I could.

We played a leading role in the negotiation of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region.

I think I've been blessed with good fortune in achieving some of the things that we have.

Some misperceptions that have been carefully crafted by a certain amount of demagoguery on the part of opponents of what we've been trying to do here.

I want you and your Democratic colleagues to know that I'm serious about negotiating a down payment on the deficit.

Inflation has plummeted to 3.2 percent during the last year.

Yes, there is one thing—I don't think there is any training for this job that is better than serving as a Governor.

It is my hope that the United States will also play a leading role in the effective implementation of the Convention.

In Europe, the NATO alliance has held firm.

Last year alone, more than 4 million Americans found jobs, and today 103 million Americans are at work.

The United States has no higher mission than to build a lasting peace that enshrines liberty, democracy, and dignity for individuals everywhere.