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This just reminded me of Reagan's mantra of "trust but verify" during the period of nuclear disarmament (which seems like another world now). If you want to coo
by noneeeed 8y ago
This just reminded me of Reagan's mantra of "trust but verify" during the period of nuclear disarmament (which seems like another world now). If you want to cooperate, even with your biggest enemy, you both have to operate with trust, but that doesn't mean you don't keep an eye open to other possibilities.
- elcapitan 8y ago> Reagan's mantra of "trust but verify" That's actually a Russian proverb, afaik. In German the equivalent typically is attributed to Lenin ("trust is good but supervision is better"), but I think without source.