One man stood.

Across the table,
a collective tyranny saying,
Submit.

On the lawn oustide,
a hostile media saying,
Submit.

In his faraway land,
a faction of partisans saying,
Submit.

And on his shoulders,
the fate of the free world:
One Man.

One man stood his ground,
he just said,
"Nyet."


President Ronald Reagan
Reykjavík Summit
October 12, 1986