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On the recordSeptember 3, 2013
if we want to avoid war. He said war begins when governments believe that the price of aggression is cheap.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger references Reagan to highlight the dangers of perceived low costs of aggression.

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