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'''Peace through strength''' is a principle which stands in recognition that having the ability to repel a bad actor is the best way to preserve peace.  The phrase was popularized by [[Ronald Reagan]] and has been included as a part of every [[Republican Party]] platform since 1980.  The concept goes back further than the 20th century.  It has been associated with President [[George Washington]] and may have been described by leaders going as far back as the Roman Emperor [[Hadrian]].

'''Peace through strength''' is a principle which stands in recognition that having the ability to repel a bad actor is the best way to preserve peace.  The phrase was popularized by [[Ronald Reagan]] and has been included as a part of every [[Republican Party]] platform since 1980.  The concept goes back further than the 20th century.  It has been associated with President [[George Washington]] and may have been described by leaders going as far back as the Roman Emperor [[Hadrian]].

During the Reagan presidency, the slogan was used to appeal to moderates and Independents to support increases defense spending in the post-[[Vietnam war]] era, and funnel cuts in [[Great Society]] [[social]] spending that led to [[stagflation]] in the 1970s. The [[strategy]] was modernization in [[weapoin]]s systems to force the [[Soviet Union]] into an [[arms race]] which they could not keep up with.

During the Reagan presidency, the slogan was used to appeal to moderates and Independents to support increases defense spending in the post-[[Vietnam war]] era, and funnel cuts in [[Great Society]] [[social]] spending that led to [[stagflation]] in the 1970s. The [[strategy]] was modernization in [[weapon]]s systems to force the [[Soviet Union]] into an [[arms race]] which they could not keep up with.

==Founding Fathers==

==Founding Fathers==