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

Quote by William Westmoreland

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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...

I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what...

I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what...

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 the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they...

When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they...

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

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

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

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

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

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...

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...

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 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.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

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...

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

We had the best food any battlefield ever had.

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,...

I don't take criticism lying down.

I don't take criticism lying down.

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for...

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for...

The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier....

The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier....

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...

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not...

I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not...