Big government Quote by Karl Hess

“the entire rationale for fighting in Vietnam was rooted in faith. Faith that his elected leaders and military bosses knew what they were doing…

— Mark Bowden

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could…

— J William Fulbright

In our fervor to halt the potential spread of totalitarianism, what incredible precedent are we setting in Vietnam? By marching our legions through the…

— Robert Vaughn

I get very sad when I think about Vietnam where there seems to be no choice but violence. This violence goes on for centuries…

— Yoko Ono

“a lot of lives in Vietnam were wasted by the folks driving those big desks in Washington. It’s easy to make a decision when…

— Ed Kugler

Fortunately most of the people who were involved in anti-Vietnam activity did not con themselves into being like the violent people they didn't want.

— Nat Hentoff

“It was the sixties, exactly, all we wanted to do was to smoke a lot of dope and ball a lot of chicks. Vietnam,…

— Ben Fountain

“People will tell you it was Vietnam brought this country to its knees. But I never believed that. It was already in bad shape.…

— Cormac McCarthy

Now we have a problem in making our power credible, and Vietnam is the place.

— John F. Kennedy

I am not haunted by memories of Vietnam. But I must admit I never thought we would again witness in my lifetime the specter…

— John McCain

I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.

— Loretta Lynn

“Vietnam is still, as it was thirty years ago, a poor country of rice paddy farms and sandy harbors, where fishermen cast nets from…

— Susan O'Neill