On the recordMay 21, 1987
Our aim is to prevent, not to provoke, wider conflict, to save the many lives that further conflict would cost us.
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presidency.ucsb.eduOur aim is to prevent, not to provoke, wider conflict, to save the many lives that further conflict would cost us.
Remarks at a Memorial Service for Crewmembers of the U.S.S. Stark in Jacksonville, Florida
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