To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during th
“If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.”