hawks and doves, n.All

Hawks and doves (n.) differ ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠in tone, not principle: hawks wanted to bomb Nicaragua over phantom MiGs, doves only if the MiGs were real.

Hawks and doves (n.) disagree ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠only on cost: the hawk thinks the noble end can be reached by force, the dove fears force will prove too expensive.