Quote by: Jeane Kirkpatrick

I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest.


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Author Bio


  • NameJeane Kirkpatrick
  • DescriptionAmerican diplomat and Presidential advisor
  • BornNovember 19, 1926
  • DiedDecember 7, 2006
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat
  • AwardsOrder Of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk; Presidential Medal Of Freedom