I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics; I cannot say these things delight me as the y seem to delight some of our officials, but they are certainly impressive.

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When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously...

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function...

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function...

We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and...

We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and...

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it...

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it...

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American...

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American...

The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political...

The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political...

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....

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater...

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater...

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with...

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with...

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when...

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when...

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding...

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding...

The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected...

The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as...

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as...

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....

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...