Sure, you would lose more bombers without fighters, but, flying in formation, you could get the job done. — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
It all went back to problems we had talked about before, you know, such as the British not believing in formation bombing and not believing in daytime bombing. — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians. — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret. — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
Sure, you would lose more bombers without fighters, but, flying in formation, you could get the job done. — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
Well over fifty years ago I was making radio loudspeakers and radio sets in Rochester, New York; pretty young and inexperienced; but we survived… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They told me, now forgotten, just how many pictures of ships they took out of the… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
It all went back to problems we had talked about before, you know, such as the British not believing in formation bombing and not… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
Hardly had I left when we ran into the Korean war, doubled what I had asked for and doubled it again. I had told… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
Later the Administration wanted me to actually sell all remaining surplus by running the War Assets Corporation. I said I couldn't do it without… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
