
„Dejiny nás učia, že vojny začínajú, keď vlády uveria, že cena agresie je nízka.“
Zbierka citátov na tému agresie.
„Dejiny nás učia, že vojny začínajú, keď vlády uveria, že cena agresie je nízka.“
History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. To keep the peace, we and our allies must be strong enough to convince any potential aggressor that war could bring no benefit, only disaster. So, when we neglected our defenses, the risks of serious confrontation grew.
Prejav k národu a ostatným krajinám o americko-sovietskych vzťahoch (z Bieleho domu, 16. január 1984)
Potvrdené výroky, Prvé prezidentské obdobie (1981 – 1985)
Zdroj: Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations, January 16, 1984 [online]. Simi Valley, CA : Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, 2009-10-06 [cit. 2014-12-10]. Dostupné online http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1984/11684a.htm. ( video (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_yUID5uO4E)
As it happens, I was opposed to going into Iraq from the beginning. I think it was a mistake, for the simple reason that I do not believe the United States of America ought to be involved in aggression. (en)
Potvrdené výroky
Zdroj: VARADARAJAN, Tunku. Rose and Milton Friedman : The Romance of Economics. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB115352827130914276 In The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660, 2006-12-22 [cit. 2014-01-09].