The neutron warhead is a defensive weapon designed to offset the great superiority that the Soviet Union has on the western front against the NATO nations.

Our American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor has always been one of our greatest strengths and most noble traditions.

To this day, America is still the abiding alternative to tyranny. This is our purpose in the world, nothing more and nothing less.

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater awareness of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are affected by it.

I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation that anyone's child, even from the humblest of families, could grow up to own a business or corporation.

. . . I hope that when you're my age, you'll be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom, we lived lives that were a statement, not an apology.