The important point was that whatever errors America had made [in Vietnam] "we are so powerful [according to Secretary Kissinger] that Hanoi is simply unable to defeat us militarily" and must therefore eventually be forced to compromise. — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
“said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”… — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
The important point was that whatever errors America had made [in Vietnam] "we are so powerful [according to Secretary Kissinger] that Hanoi is simply… — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
“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… — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience. — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
“After she married the Duke of York, she immediately transformed his life, bringing him love, understanding, sympathy and support for which he had always… — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
Together they [President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger] pursued ends that frequently had a tenuous link with reality, using means that were not merely disproportionate… — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
You cannot do justice to the dead. When we talk about doing justice to the dead we are talking about retribution for the harm… — William Shawcross Copy Share Image
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