Acts Quote by Noam Chomsky

The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we…

— Joseph Rotblat

The events of October 1962 are widely hailed as Kennedy's finest hour.

— Noam Chomsky

Of course, nobody does [want another Cuban Missile Crisis].

— Vladimir Putin

But the most important thing about that story, which is not often told, is that as a result after the Cuban missile crisis, immediate…

— David Kay

The lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis is plain: Strength prevents war; weakness invites it. We need a commander-in-chief who understands that - and…

— Arthur L. Herman

I remember very vividly, as a child growing up in England, living through the Cuban Missile Crisis. For a few days, the entire biosphere…

— David Christian

“If you read British Foreign Office records from the 1940s, it’s clear they recognised that their day in the sun was over and that…

— Noam Chomsky

“O love, how did you get here? --from "Nick and the Candlestick", written 29 October 1962”

— Sylvia Plath

In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well, that was…

— Noam Chomsky

Millions of Millennials and Gen Zers were never exposed to the threats of the Soviet Union; they did not live through the fall of…

— Annie Lowrey

President Kennedy didn't negotiate out of the Cuban missile crisis simply because he and Khrushchev got along well. Khrushchev didn't have the cards.

— Colin Powell

Look at what President Kennedy managed to achieve during the Cuban missile crisis. If Bush had been president in 1962, do you think he…

— Bianca Jagger