Despite his frequent avowals of change, his central articulation of American policy seems remarkably static. “Earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks,” Obama preached in his famous campaign speech in Berlin, “but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.”
而在巴拉克·奥巴马的言论中，人们也能察觉到克林顿的余音。尽管奥巴马常常誓言变革，但他对美国政策的主要阐述听起来却是萧规曹随，他曾在其著名的柏林竞选演说中宣讲过如下观点：“先辈们在打倒法西斯主义与共产主义的过程中，并非仅仅依赖于导弹和坦克，他们也凭借了坚定的联盟与持久的信念。”