Imagine for a moment, if you will, what would happen to this world if America were to become a dropout in assuming the responsibility for defending peace and freedom in the world.
Richard Nixon: “Imagine for a moment, if you will, what would happen to this world if America were to become a dropout in assuming the…”
On the recordJune 3, 1969
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Address at the Air Force Academy Commencement Exercises in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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