We must always deal from strength and insist on verification of every agreement. In my meetings with the General Secretary I repeated several times a Russian proverb: ‘Doveryai no proveryai’—'Trust but verify.’

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- Ronald Reagan

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"Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit."

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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

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