Here was this vast machinery of government and they didn't know how it ran, where you put in the gas, where you put in the oil, where you turn the throttle.

Quote by Gen Maxwell D Taylor

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When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness...

When I began to use my cricket, the first man I met in the darkness...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary...

My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary...

Indeed, in a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government...

Indeed, in a free government almost all other rights would become worthless if the government...

If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would...

If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally...

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally...

There is nothing patriotic about hating your country or pretending that you can love your...

There is nothing patriotic about hating your country or pretending that you can love your...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.

All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

It is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, in...

It is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, in...