Ronald Reagan

But we Americans want nothing more than to remain free and at peace.

Totalitarian regimes must know that free men will not cower.

The people of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and all the other captive nations look to the United States.

Ours is an alliance of trust and friendship.

The Soviet occupation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania is a living reminder of the cynical agreement between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany that precipitated the Second World War.

I'm grateful for the good will expressed by Prime Minister Hawke today, and I welcome his wise counsel.

By training and competing in these events, you're realizing your hopes for a fuller, more productive life.

You're kindling in the rest of us the hope that through individual effort we can make this a more caring world.

Your torch is called the Flame of Hope.

We're grateful to these athletes for letting us share in their joy today.

I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources.

We have made a commitment to protect the health of our citizens and to conserve our nation's natural beauty and resources.

Our environmental programs also are the strongest in the world.

Thanks to these efforts, our country remains 'America the Beautiful.'

[O]n the eve of 1984, the Great Communicator, a master of Orwellian doublespeak, tells the country that his executive orders are law, and therefore government by executive order is not lawless.

It must be and shall be sustained through and beyond the work of the Commission.

As long as I'm President, the United States will be a rock of support.

I deeply appreciate your support for my recent appointments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

I'm hopeful that Syria will see the light on this and make that decision.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

It's our right from birth, because we're all children of God.

I am determined to achieve effective deterrence and significant strategic arms reductions.

Let us stand together, speak the truth, and tell the Soviets, stop persecuting innocent people.

Let us all keep in mind our fundamental goal—to conclude agreements that will enhance security and stability by reducing overall strategic force levels.

Maybe we're partly responsible for what has happened, and we've thought that they should enjoy things more than sometimes have to work at things.