If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that mans intelligence and his comprehension… would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum they begin, and especially so in the areas of intelligence and law enforcement. – David K. Shipler