US Presidency
1963

It is discouraging to read a recent authoritative Soviet text on Military Strategy and find, on page after page, wholly baseless and incredible claims, such as the allegation that American imperialist circles are preparing to unleash different types of wars.. that there is a very real threat of a preventive war being unleashed by American imperialists against the Soviet Union.. [ and that ] the political aims of the American imperialists are to enslave economically and politically the European and other capitalist countries.. [ and ] to achieve world domination.. by means of aggressive wars. Truly, as it was written long ago: The wicked flee when no man pursueth. Yet it is sad to read these Soviet statements, to realize the extent of the gulf between us.