Richmond, Yale (2008). Practicing Public Diplomacy: A Cold War Odyssey (en). Berghahn Books, გვ. 161. ISBN978-0-85745-013-5. „"NED was founded at the initiative of a small group of Washington insiders, who believed that the United States needed a "quango" (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) to promote democracy and counter communist influence abroad..."“
About the National Endowment for Democracy en-US. National Endowment for Democracy. ციტატა: „NED is dedicated to fostering the growth of a wide range of democratic institutions abroad, including political parties, trade unions, free markets and business organizations“ ციტირების თარიღი: 2021-08-27