George F. Kennan Quotes
A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a good chance of eventually being fought.
George F. Kennan, 1904-2005, Historian & U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Yugoslavia, “The Cloud of Danger” (1977) Little, Brown, p. 201-202
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What is interesting about this quote is that it is very much like many American politicians who support a large and strong military.
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