Idiocy having the outlook of an eight-year-old

I'm ashamed to say, then, that I held this notion in my mid teens. My teachers in public school (ca. 1970) had taught us that our huge arms buildup was completely unnecessary (I remember several of them mentioning it) and that unilateral arms reduction would be an excellent idea.

"After all," my tenth-grade social studies teacher rationalized, "the Russians don't really want to invade us. If they conquered America, what would they do with us? So many rebellious Americans fighting Russian control, they'd have to suppress us they'd have a terrible law enforcement problem to manage. They don't even have enough soldiers to control an occupied U.S., all that fussing about 'invaders' is absurd."

It's sure easy to talk yourself into "good" positions when what you want is "good" and when you're godlike enough to make it true just by believing it.

Remember, all you need is love.