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> [Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/cambodia-was-not-a-mistake-it-was-a-crime-the-world-is-diminished-by/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

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## Other authors on Cambodia

## More by William Shawcross

> [“said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/said-to-the-man-who-stood-at-the-gate-of-the-year-give-me-a-light/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [ The important point was that whatever errors America had made \[in Vietnam\] "we are so powerful \[according to Secretary Kissinger\] that Hanoi is simply… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/the-important-point-was-that-whatever-errors-america-had-made-in/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [“Elizabeth was so sweet this afternoon trying to show P.B. his sitting room. He became absorbed in some jungle prints along the passage and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/elizabeth-was-so-sweet-this-afternoon-trying-to-show-p-b-his-sitting/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/cambodia-was-not-a-mistake-it-was-a-crime-the-world-is-diminished-by/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [“After she married the Duke of York, she immediately transformed his life, bringing him love, understanding, sympathy and support for which he had always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/after-she-married-the-duke-of-york-she-immediately-transformed-his/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [ Together they \[President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger\] pursued ends that frequently had a tenuous link with reality, using means that were not merely disproportionate… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/together-they-president-nixon-and-secretary-kissinger-pursued-ends/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [You cannot do justice to the dead. When we talk about doing justice to the dead we are talking about retribution for the harm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/you-cannot-do-justice-to-the-dead-when-we-talk-about-doing-justice-to/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

> [“All I can say is, 'Damn the exam!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shawcross/all-i-can-say-is-damn-the-exam/)

[William Shawcross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shawcross/)

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