Ronald Reagan

Working together, you and I can make government work more effectively for all Americans.

History teaches us that weakness only tempts aggression.

The innovation represented by this broadcast is typical of Newsweek's first 50 years.

I am encouraged that it is largely consistent with the bipartisan framework in both size and approach.

And the result was a drastic distortion of the historic relationship between State and local entities and the Federal Government.

You know, Bernie Baruch once said something to the effect that people who believed that they could lean on government would find that when you lean on government, government begins to lean very heavily on you.

A basic premise of the foreign policy of America must be to restore global prosperity and stability.

I strongly urge Congress to provide the flexibility in the programs that State and local officials need and deserve.

Executive Order No. 12374 of July 28, 1982, is amended by adding the following new section: 'Sec. 3.'

To be prepared for war is . . . the most effectual means of preserving peace.

We're not in the business of imperialism, aggression, or conquest.

To help keep America strong—to help keep her secure—to help guide her on the true path to peace, there is no group better qualified than you of the American Legion.

It is a people thing that is shaped by their own experiences and nurtured by their own voluntary will.

It is America that has proposed the elimination of an entire class of nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth.

The freedom and independence of America's allies remain as dear to us as our own.

Nothing makes me prouder of the country that I serve than the fact that, once again, America leads the vanguard of this movement.

Few people are more deserving of this tribute than Prime Minister Seaga.

I know that your heightened presence here will be an aid and inspiration to all of us in the movement in the years ahead.

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy.

Maybe it's because here there's room for a man to be alone.

National Review is my favorite magazine.

NR has come to Washington in a big way.

I am very proud to become an honorary member of the Society of Cincinnati.

We cannot let the threat we face be minimized by a budget deficit.

We simply cannot afford performing this double duty unless we're willing to gamble with our immediate security.