Students of history have always recognized that armament races are a symptom of international friction- not a cause of it. Peace has never been achieved, and it will not in our time, by rival nations suddenly deciding to turn their swords into plowshares. No nation in its right mind will give up the means of defending itself without first making sure that hostile powers are no longer in a position to threaten it.

-Barry Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative

Clearly- this nation is not being ruled by people learned in history or in their right mind.