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This reads as an appeal to the instinctive refusal to send sons into war for abstract goals or gain. It can be taken to mean that political motives look hollow when measured against a parent’s grief. The line lands in arguments about conflict, where talk of strategy or ideology is confronted by the human cost behind it.
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About Ronald Reagan
American politician and actor
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor. He served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989, and became a central figure in the Republican Party and the American conservative movement. His presidency gave its name to the Reagan era. He is remembered for his role in American politics during that period, especially as a leading conservative voice.
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