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> [“Almost everything about Afghanistan was troubling Mullen. As Obama was giving intense focus on the war, Mullen was feeling more personal responsibility. Afghanistan had been marked by 'incredible neglect,' he told some of his officers. 'It's almost like you're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-woodward/almost-everything-about-afghanistan-was-troubling-mullen-as-obama-was/)

[Bob Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-woodward/)

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> [“I have written this book with the conviction that the response to injury does not have to be vengeance and that we need to distinguish between revenge and justice. A response other than revenge is possible and desirable. For that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahmood-mamdani/i-have-written-this-book-with-the-conviction-that-the-response-to/)

[Mahmood Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahmood-mamdani/)

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