Ronald Reagan: “Nations do not distrust each other because they're armed; they are…”

On the recordJune 7, 1988

Nations do not distrust each other because they're armed; they are armed because they distrust each other.

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Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Luncheon With Radio and Television Journalists

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Ronald Reagan: “Nations do not distrust each other because they're armed; they are armed because they distrust each other.”