Quotes

Reagan on Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and Democracy

“True peace is based on self-determination, respect for individual rights, open and honest communications, and that is the kind of peace we want.”

October 19, 1985

“The United Nations' founders understood that true peace must be based on more than just reducing the means of waging war. It must address the sources of tension that provoke men to take up arms. True peace is based on self-determination, respect for individual rights, open and honest communications, and that is the kind of peace we want.”

— Radio Address to the Nation on the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly