Like Hungarians, the Americans of that time believed in helping individuals and nations who understood that real freedom makes all progress possible.

We believe that President de Klerk deserves credit for his political courage and leadership.

When we were in Budapest last year, I was given a piece of the Iron Curtain.

I'm going to fight the taxers and the spenders because it is right.

Little things do add up to the greatness of this whole system of our democracy.

Hungary is no longer an emerging democracy; Hungary is a democracy.

Welcome to America, Mr. Prime Minister, and God bless the friendship between our two nations.

Decisions in Washington do make a difference in the lives of everyday Americans for better or for worse.

God bless you, and as your national anthem proclaims so unforgettably, 'God Bless the Hungarians.'

The United States has been a partner of Europe for most of this century and will remain so.

I firmly believe that it's still alive, but that we all must always work to preserve it and to protect it in a way.