On the recordDecember 22, 1981
Brute force may intimidate, but it cannot form the basis of an enduring society.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRonald Reagan: “Brute force may intimidate, but it cannot form the basis of an enduring society.”
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Address to the Nation About Christmas and the Situation in Poland
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