”他转弯抹角地在第二次就职演说时重申了这项承诺 ： “ 我们将显示出和平解决与他国分歧的勇气 — — 这并非因为我们天真到无视所面临的风险，而是因为接触可以更持久地消除怀疑和恐惧。 ”
He repeated that commitment, although much more obliquely, in his second inaugural address: “We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are naive about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear.”