Remarks at a Rally in San Bernardino
10/27/1964
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To retreat from it would, I think, set a chain reaction of counter-protection and retaliation that would put in jeopardy our ability to work...
Those who negotiated at Geneva drove a hard bargain, but we believe it was a fair bargain.
The more that Western Europe acts together the more effectively we and other countries can work together.
This is an intolerable condition in the 20th century in a modern nation that prides itself on reputed leadership of the world.