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title: "2 Bombing Quotes By William D. Leahy"
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> [ The use of \[the atomic bombs\] at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-leahy/the-use-of-the-atomic-bombs-at-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-was-of-no/)

William D. Leahy

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> [Wars cannot be won by destroying women and children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-leahy/wars-cannot-be-won-by-destroying-women-and-children/)

William D. Leahy

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## More by William D. Leahy

> [ The use of \[the atomic bombs\] at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-leahy/the-use-of-the-atomic-bombs-at-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-was-of-no/)

William D. Leahy

> [The Bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-leahy/the-bomb-will-never-go-off-and-i-speak-as-an-expert-in-explosives/)

William D. Leahy

> [Wars cannot be won by destroying women and children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-leahy/wars-cannot-be-won-by-destroying-women-and-children/)

William D. Leahy

> [It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-leahy/it-is-my-opinion-that-the-use-of-this-barbarous-weapon-at-hiroshima/)

William D. Leahy

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