Conscience of a Conservative (Rediscovered Books): With linked Table of Contents

by Barry M. Goldwater

The claim that the conflict between the Soviets and ourselves stems from a “lack of understanding” is one of the great political fables of our time. Whose lack of understanding? Are the American people ill-informed as to the nature of Communism and of the Soviet state? True, some Americans fail to grasp how evil the Soviet system really is. But a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet, or a tour of the United States by Nikita Khrushchev, is certainly not calculated to correct that deficiency. What of the Soviet leaders? Are they misled? All of the evidence is that the men in the Kremlin have a greater knowledge of America than many of our own leaders. They know about our political system, our industrial capacity, our way of life—and would like to destroy it all.