“The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.”
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The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.
A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of not being understood.
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.
We cannot always assure the future of our friends we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
