Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

How can a president not be an actor?

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

I do not feel betrayed. ... He has a fine record. He is a national hero. (On Oliver L North's work)

These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland. The values that have inspired other dissidents under communist domination. They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost.

Our moral imperative is to work with all our powers for that day when the children of the world grow up without the fear of nuclear war.

On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood. Whether our fathers are near at hand or a continent away, with their families or watching from the light of eternity, we take this day to remember them, to say our thanks for the years they have given us, and to ask that they receive God's blessings.