Dilemma Quote by David Halberstam

“The truth posed a great dilemma for a man who always had to be right, and yet, for all his grandeur, was often wrong.” quote by David Halberstam — Download Open image

“The truth posed a great dilemma for a man who always had to be right, and yet, for all his grandeur, was often wrong.”

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Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda.

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