I Always Assume That Democracy Is The

In The Years Just Before... During The Carter Years, The Soviets Regularly Violated, If You Will, Both The Spirit And Theletter Of Arms Control Agreements, I Think, That They Had Negotiated During The Period Of Detente.

I Believe That Detente Was Having Almost The Opposite Effect Of What Was Intended. What Was Intended Was To Sort Of End The Contest For Power And To Stop Soviet Expansion, Especially By Military Means And The Military Build-up, The Military Contest

Decades, If Not Centuries Are Normally Required For People To Acquire The Necessary Disciplines And Habits. In Britain, The Road [to Democratic Government] Took Seven Centuries To Traverse.

When The Soviet Union Walked Out Of Arms Control Negotiations, And Refused Even To Discuss The Issues, The San Francisco Democrats Didn't Blame Soviet Intransigence. They Blamed The United States.

Tyranny And Anarchy Are Alike Incompatible With Freedom, Security, And The Enjoyment Of Opportunity.