US Presidency
1989

And Churchill responded on this night by radio broadcast to a nation at war, but he directed his words to Franklin Roosevelt. We shall not fail or falter, he said. We shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job. Tonight, almost half a century later, our peril may be less immediate, but the need for perseverance and recreate fortitude is just as great. Now, as then, there are those who say it can't be done. There are voices who say that America's best days have passed, that we're bound by constraints, threatened by problems, surrounded by troubles which limit our ability to hope. Well, tonight I remain full of hope. We Americans have only begun on our mission of goodness and greatness. And to those timid souls, I repeat the plea: Give us the tools, and we will do the job. Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America