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principlesandgoalsoftheirpredecessors.Moreimportant,a stronger,
surergraspoftheimportantprinciplesofthehistoryofAmericanforeign
policywillenabletheAmericanpublicbettertoevaluateandcompare
theproposalsandpoliciesofcontendingcandidatesandpoliticalparties.
Theendresultwillbegreaterpublicsupportforbetterpolicies.Itisthe
hopeofthatoutcomethatledmetowritethisbook.