That's our nuclear weapons strategy [going to frighten people], as of the early post-Cold War years. And I think this is a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“When They Die We Change Our Minds About Them When they die we change our minds about them. While they live we… — Jennifer Michael Hecht Copy Share Image
I want to say, and this is very important: at the end we lucked out. It was luck that prevented nuclear war.… — Robert McNamara Copy Share Image
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It will begin with its President taking a simple, firm resolution. The resolution will be: To forego the diversions of politics and… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“by allies, meant no good to its neighbor. Between them, Pakistan, China, and the United States, each for its own reasons, wanted… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
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America's Cold War veterans deserve every honor we can bestow upon them for their hard work and dedication to keeping our nation… — Blanche Lincoln Copy Share Image
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One concern I had while I was working actively in the intelligence community - being someone who had broad access, who was… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Edmund Wilson was our greatest American literary critic because he was more than a literary critic: He was a fearless, even radical… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
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The International Brigade was not formed to protect freedom and democracy. It was founded as a tool of of the Comintern, to… — Kevin Myers Copy Share Image
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If you do the things that Britain needs to do - namely, withdraw from NATO, get rid of the bomb, and stop… — David Hare Copy Share Image
My parents, who were Communists, always pretended to be American patriots. You can always convince yourself you are: 'I love America, I… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
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We do this in order to slow down aggression. We do this to increase the confidence of the brave people of South… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
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History of America, Part I (1776-1966): Declaration of Independence, Constitutional Convention, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, Great Depression, New… — Norman Chad Copy Share Image
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