The likelihood of peace is not enhanced by weakness or gestures of good will to tyrants...

"The likelihood of peace is not enhanced by weakness or gestures of good will to tyrants. Peace and the preservation of our freedom is not more likely if we put our head in the sand and run away from our responsibilities. The peace of the world and the freedom of the United States instead depend on hard work, courage, and strength." Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for the Republican Majority Fund, September 27, 1983