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“We'll blast them back into the stone ages!”

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William Westmoreland, a renowned American military commander, was born on March 26, 1914, and passed away on July 18, 2005. He served as the commander of U.S. forces in the Vietnam War, and is known for his role in the conflict. more

“I was standing next to a famed geo-politician when the first news of the Argentine attack [on the Faulkland Islands] was received, and heard him muse incredulously: "An old-fashioned naval battle. A war between two civilized nations, perhaps with even a declaration of war, and later a peace conference. Wow." No hostages, no nukes, no ideologies, no religious fanaticism; just a fair-and-square war over national interests - hard to believe, in this day and age.”

“No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war.”

War Peace Supreme Triumph

Book:The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations

Source: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations

“I've travelled a huge amount, but almost all of it has been through work. I spent five years stationed in London in the special services of the American Air Force, producing and directing shows for the troops, which I absolutely loved.”

Years Has Beens Shows Force Five Air Special Huge Amount London Five Years Troops Air Force

Author:Larry Hagman

“When PLO sniper fire is followed by 14 hours of Israeli bombardment, that's stretching the definition of defensive action too far.”

War Action Peace Hours Fire Definitions Israeli Stretching Snipers

Author:Ronald Reagan

“I'm beginning to wonder if the symbol of the United States pretty soon isn't going to be an ambassador with a flag under his arm climbing into an escape helicopter.”

Ifs War States Peace United Wonder United States Arms Symbols Climbing Flags Ambassadors Helicopters

Author:Ronald Reagan

“While might certainly does not make right, neither does right by itself make might.”

Doe War Might Peace

Author:Richard M. Nixon

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