Ronald Reagan: “Someone once said, 'Nations do not distrust each other because they…”

On the recordNovember 13, 1985

Someone once said, 'Nations do not distrust each other because they are armed; they are armed because they distrust each other.'

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Japanese Journalists on the Upcoming Soviet-United States Summit Meeting in...

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