On the recordNovember 1, 1986
No political goals are or will be achieved by resorting to extortion and terrorism.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRonald Reagan: “No political goals are or will be achieved by resorting to extortion and terrorism.”
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Statement on the Release of David Jacobsen in Beirut, Lebanon
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