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Updated: May 5, 2025

And because the free world saw this happen because men know we made the effort and the Soviet rulers spurned it the free nations have accepted leadership from our Republic, in meeting and mastering the Soviet offensive. It seems to me especially important that all of us be clear, in our own thinking, about the nature of the threat we have faced-and will face for a long time to come.

United States. Presidents. - State of the Union Address (1790-2001)

And because the free world saw this happen because men know we made the effort and the Soviet rulers spurned it the free nations have accepted leadership from our Republic, in meeting and mastering the Soviet offensive. It seems to me especially important that all of us be clear, in our own thinking, about the nature of the threat we have faced-and will face for a long time to come.

Harry S. Truman - State of the Union Address