Reasonably

Politicians need citizens who will permit them to behave reasonably. We must see in time that public opinion does enable rational leaders to moderate conflict. We can lose; we can pull back; we can seek not domination but conciliation.

William Stafford
“Lake Grove Presbyterian Conference on Vietnam, 5 Oct 1966” in Every War Has Two Losers

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