Well, I would - if they realized that we - again if - if we led them back to that stalemate only because that our retaliatory power, our seconds, or strike at them after our first strike, would be so destructive that they couldn't afford it, that would hold them off.


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We are never defeated unless we give up on God.
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Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here ...
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our childre...
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What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we...
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I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
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Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15...
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Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's ...
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Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of respon...
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Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formida...
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There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our pro...
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Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root.
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I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
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Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, bu...
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Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have...
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There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know...
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A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah.
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You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
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The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.
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Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very...
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People don't start wars, governments do.
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No arsenal ... is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
RONALD REAGAN
If you're afraid of the future, then get out of the way, stand aside. The people of this country are...
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I know in my heart that man is good.
That what is right will always eventually triumph.
And...
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I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabine...
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I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.
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How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an ant...
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Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in...
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Facts are stupid things.
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Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the ...
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Don't be afraid to see what you see.
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Coersion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.
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Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formida...
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My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever...
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History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
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You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope...
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To sit back hoping that someday, someway, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the cro...
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Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And e...
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