Meeting this mission for the responsibility of preserving the peace. Which I believe is a responsibility peculiar to our country. We cannot shirk our responsibility of leader of the free world because we are the only one who can do it. And therefore the burden of maintaining the peace falls on us. And to maintain that peace requires strength. America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong. – Ronald Reagan
To preserve our peace and our freedom we must maintain a margin of safety. Not numerical superiority in arms and armament, but a margin of safety that is a combination. A balance of a strong economy, mutual respect and unity among our great allies and a revitalized up to date military capability. History has taught us only too well, that tyrants are tempted only when the forces of freedom are weak, not when they’re strong. – Ronald Reagan
