Remarks at Kansas State University at the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series on Public Issues

Excerpts from President Ronald Reagan’s remarks at Kansas State University on September 9, 1982, as part of the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series on Public Issues:

• “Balancing the budget is a little like protecting your virtue: You just have to learn to say no.”

• “In a world wracked by hatred, economic crisis, and political tension, America remains mankind's best hope.”

• “America remains mankind's best hope. The eyes of mankind are on us, counting on us to protect the peace, promote new prosperity, and provide for them a better world.”

• “But to be freedom's protector, to be a force for good, we must, above all, be strong.”