I Came From Nebraska, A Very Middle

We Shall Listen, Not Lecture; Learn, Not Threaten. We Will Enhance Our Safety By Earning The Respect Of Others And Showing Respect For Them. In Short, Our Foreign Policy Will Rest On The Traditional American Values Of Restraint And Empathy, Not On Military Might.

Public Opinion Rarely Considers The Needs Of The Next Generation Or The History Of The Last. It Is Frequently Hampered By Myths And Misinformation, By Stereotypes And Shibboleths, And By An Inate Resistance To Innovation.

Military Strength In Reserve Is Better Than Military Strength Being Reigned Upon The Other Side Including All Of Its Innocent Civilians.

We Have Contingency Plans For War, But None For Peace.

We Will Always Apply The Same Principles Of Collective Security, Prudent Caution, And Superior Weaponry That Enabled Us To Peacefully Prevail In The Long Cold War Against The Soviet Union.