Ronald Reagan: “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with…”

On the recordMay 8, 1982

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.

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Republican · California

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Address at Commencement Exercises at Eureka College in Illinois

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Ronald Reagan: “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.”