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Quotation from Tear Down This Wall (Brandenburg Gate Address) by Ronald Reagan
“East and West do not mistrust each other because we are armed; we are armed because we mistrust each other.”
Tear Down This Wall (Brandenburg Gate Address), Paragraph 15 (Public Papers of the Presidents (1987))
Reagan explains that the arms race is a symptom of the division, not its cause.
Citation: "East and West do not mistrust each other because we are armed; we are armed because we mistrust each other." — Ronald Reagan, Tear Down This Wall (Brandenburg Gate Address), Paragraph 15 (Public Papers of the Presidents (1987)). (id tear-down-this-wall-q5)
Virtues: Prudence
Portrait: President Reagan giving a speech at the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Federal Republic of Germany. June 12, 1987, Reagan White House Photographs, Public domain.
