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:"There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war."<ref>[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washs05.asp Fifth Annual Message of George Washington]</ref>

:"There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war."<ref>[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washs05.asp Fifth Annual Message of George Washington]</ref>

==Reagan==

==Reagan Doctrine==

{{main|Ronald Reagan}}

{{main|Reagan Doctrine}}

Reagan spoke of peace through strength.  Most notably, he spoke of it on February 26, 1986:<ref>[https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/sspeeches/22686b Address to the Nation on National Security]</ref>

President [[Ronald Reagan]] spoke of peace through strength.  Most notably, he spoke of it on February 26, 1986:<ref>[https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/sspeeches/22686b Address to the Nation on National Security]</ref>

:One cannot sit in this office reviewing intelligence on the military threat we face, making decisions from arms control to Libya to the Philippines, without having that concern for America's security weigh constantly on your mind. We know that peace is the condition under which mankind was meant to flourish. Yet peace does not exist of its own will. It depends on us, on our courage to build it and guard it and pass it on to future generations. George Washington's words may seem hard and cold today, but history has proven him right again and again. ``To be prepared for war,'' he said, ``is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.'' Well, to those who think strength provokes conflict, Will Rogers had his own answer. He said of the world heavyweight champion of his day: ``I've never seen anyone insult Jack Dempsey.''

:One cannot sit in this office reviewing intelligence on the military threat we face, making decisions from arms control to Libya to the Philippines, without having that concern for America's security weigh constantly on your mind. We know that peace is the condition under which mankind was meant to flourish. Yet peace does not exist of its own will. It depends on us, on our courage to build it and guard it and pass it on to future generations. George Washington's words may seem hard and cold today, but history has proven him right again and again. ``To be prepared for war,'' he said, ``is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.'' Well, to those who think strength provokes conflict, Will Rogers had his own answer. He said of the world heavyweight champion of his day: ``I've never seen anyone insult Jack Dempsey.''