Quotes

Reagan on Defense policy

“When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help.”

December 28, 1982

“When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons of immense destructive power, we have no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher.”

— Excerpted from Remarks at the Recommissioning of the USS New Jersey