"In these circumstances, it is clear that the main element of any United States policy towar the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient, but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies. It is important to not, however, that such a policy has nothing to do with outward histrionics, with threats or blustering or superfluous gestures of outward 'toughness.'"
This statement is taken by
George Kennan's article, "The Sources of Soviet Conduct"