When Smith viewed the edition, she asked her mother: "If people are so afraid of him, why doesn't someone write a letter asking whether he wants to have a war or not?"
Da Samantha Smith så denne udgave, spurgte hun sin mor: “Hvis folk er så bange for ham, hvorfor er der så ikke nogen, der skriver et brev til ham og spørger, om han vil have en krig eller ej?”