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Finally we must have courage and self-confidence to cling to our own methods and conceptions of human society. After all, the greatest danger that can befall us in coping with this problem of Soviet communism, is that we shall allow ourselves to become like those with whom we are coping.

George F. Kennanverified·Telegram from the Chargé in the Soviet Union to the Secretary of State (the Long Telegram)·February 22, 1946