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Defeat Quote by Bill Ayers

“I'm not so much against the war as I am for a Vietnamese victory. I'm not so much for peace as for a U.S. defeat.” quote by Bill Ayers — Download Open image

“I'm not so much against the war as I am for a Vietnamese victory. I'm not so much for peace as for a U.S. defeat.”

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