"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause..." Theodore Roosevelt
From the beginning
George Kennan is one of last remaining members of the Establishment. He wrote the “Long Telegram” in 1946 which told us exactly what the Soviets were planning to do and how we should contain them. In 1999 he gave an interview which is well worth taking the time to read. The old school really did have some value.
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