“Until we go through it ourselves, until our people cower in the shelters of New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere while the buildings collapse overhead and burst into flames, and dead bodies hurtle about and, when it is over for the day or the night, emerge in the rubble to find some of their dear ones mangled, their homes gone, their hospitals, churches, schools demolished - only after that gruesome experience will we realize what we are inflicting on the people of Indochina.”
Quote by William L. Shirer
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William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer was an accomplished American journalist, renowned for his coverage of World War II. His work, 'The Berlin Diary,' provided a detailed account of the rise of Nazi Germany and the lead-up to the war, becoming a classic historical document. more
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