OH yeah its almost customary to add this part to any discussion on the start of hte cold war (or mention!)
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"There are now two great nations in the world, which starting from differnet points, seem to be advancing toward the same goal: the Russians and the Anglo-Americans...[E]ach seems called by some secret design of Providence one day to hold in its hand the destinies of half the world."- Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835.