Ronald Reagan

I want to encourage all of you to speak out with a louder voice about the job you are doing.

Good and decent people everywhere are coming together, and the world's outrage has not diminished.

This is the most enduring lesson of the Korean Air Lines massacre.

We can stop pretending they share the same dreams and aspirations we do.

The Soviet Union stands virtually alone against the world.

I'm confident that if enough of you at the grassroots make your voices heard, we can and will do just that.

Mr. Montoya is currently serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Interior for Territorial and International Affairs.

The Kremlin is on notice: When it comes to responding to its aggression, there are no Republicans or Democrats—only Americans, united and determined to protect our freedom and secure the peace.

The passengers of KAL 007 must never be forgotten; nor must we rest until the world can prevent such a crime against humanity from ever happening again.

Today, the fundamental institutions of a democratic country—an open press, a free economy, and broadly based political parties—are in place and flourishing.

I know that my countrymen are eager to give you a warm reception.

Portugal's success in surmounting those challenges demonstrates the courage of your leaders and the love of your people for freedom.

I hereby proclaim the week of September 25 through October 1, 1983, as National Respiratory Therapy Week.

I urge the American people to stand by the families whose loved ones were taken from them.

I call upon all interested organizations and persons to utilize this opportunity to focus public attention on the national health problem posed by chronic lung diseases.

Your efforts have earned you not only a place in your nation's history but a chapter in the noble story of freedom throughout the world.

I salute the House and Senate for their overwhelming, bipartisan support of a resolution condemning the Soviet Union's murder of 269 innocent people aboard KAL 007.

We in the United States recognize, Mr. President, that the establishment of democracy in your country met sharp challenges.

This wanton, barbaric act violated the most basic principle of international law and morality—the sanctity of human life.

I do hereby proclaim Sunday, October 9, 1983 as Leif Erikson Day.

Leif Erikson's courageous adventures in the North Atlantic represent an enduring symbol of man's resourceful response to the challenge of exploration and discovery.

Peace will take more than gestures of goodwill and sincerity.

Freedom—siempre [always].

Our help to El Salvador has been three dollars of economic and social help for every dollar of military help.

We worship the same God.