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It Is Clear That The Main Element Of Any United States Policy Toward The Soviet Union Must Be That Of Long-term, Patient But Firm And Vigilant Containment Of Russian Expansive Tendencies.

The Russian Leaders Are Keen Judges Of Human Psychology, And As Such They Are Highly Conscious That Loss Of Temper And Of Self-control Is Never A Source Of Strength In Political Affairs.

Bearing All This In Mind, We See That There Is No Russian National Understanding Which Would Permit The Early Establishment In Russia Of Anything Resembling The Private Enterprise System As We Know It.

The Jealous And Intolerant Eye Of The Kremlin Can Distinguish, In The End, Only Vassals And Enemies, And The Neighbors Of Russia, If They Do Not Wish To Be One, Must Reconcile Themselves To Being The Other.

The Nuclear Bomb Is The Most Useless Weapon Ever Invented. It Can Be Employed To No Rational Purpose. It Is Not Even An Effective Defense Against Itself.