On the recordSeptember 21, 1980
America has never failed.
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Torrance, California Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Town Meeting
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We Democrats have never been neutral about liberty and we Democrats will never waver in our duty to keep America strong and able to meet any challenge, and you can depend on that.
I likewise share your optimism that we can achieve economic health, and our other goals as well, if we face up to our problems.
We must seek means to reduce inflation at a lower cost in lost output and employment.
Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation to represent the United States.