What was remarkable about this framework was that its principal author, the major superpower of the day, accepted its authority. As US President Harry Truman memorably put it, “We all have to recognize – no matter how great our strength – that we must deny ourselves the license to do always as we please."
在这一框架中，值得关注的是其主要作者、当时的主要超级大国接受它的权威。美国总统杜鲁门令人难忘地指出：“我们都需要认识到——不管我们的实力多么强大——我们决不能给我们自己发放为所欲为的通行证。”