\"Americans are torn between two passions in the conduct of foreign policy: they wish to see democracy advance, and they wish their government to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. The first is a reflection of our national ideals, the second represents a desire to see others emulate our democratic revolution on their own, without  the kind of outside assistance than might throw  into doubt the legitimacy and spontaneity of that revolution.

Both ideals are admirable, but in practice they cannot coexist, for the simple reason that the enemies of the democratic revolution join together to prevent its spread and to threaten it where it already exists.\"