Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

Quote by William Westmoreland

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It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war...

It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war...

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.

The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion...

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion...

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have...

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have...

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We...

We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We...

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been...

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been...

We moved in to help the Vietnamese defend their country and confront the Viet Cong.

We moved in to help the Vietnamese defend their country and confront the Viet Cong.

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically....

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically....

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.

It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get...

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II,...

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II,...

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese...

President Johnson did not want the Vietnam War to broaden. He wanted the North Vietnamese...

I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again,...

I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again,...

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care...

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care...

In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast...

In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast...