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With the destructive power of today's weapons, keeping the peace is not just a goal; it's a sacred obligation. But maintaining peace requires more than sincerity and idealism—more than optimism and good will. As you know well, peace is a product of hard, strenuous labor by those dedicated to its preservation. It requires realism, not wishful thinking.

— Ronald Reagan

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Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.

The only way there could be war is if they start it; we're not going to start a war.

I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (1991)

History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

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There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

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To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

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