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Ronald Reagan. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceSpeech to the National Association of Evangelicals (8 March 1983)

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“So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride, the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil.”
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Reagan, R. (n.d.). So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride, the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7113-so-in-your-discussions-of-the-nuclear-freeze/

MLA

Reagan, Ronald. “So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride, the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7113-so-in-your-discussions-of-the-nuclear-freeze/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Reagan, Ronald. “So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride, the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7113-so-in-your-discussions-of-the-nuclear-freeze/.