"Our status as a free society and..." - Quote by Ronald Reagan
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher.
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“To do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom.”
“Form and Substance are opposite ends of the same coin.”
“Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act.”
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“When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.”
“A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies.”
“Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security.”
More on Freedom
“If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.”
“Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health.”
“For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.”