The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.
Stephen Ambrose
During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour at Omaha it held up the U.S. For less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.
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As a people, we have wrestled with Vietnam's legacy for many years, as was and is our duty. Now we want to remind ourselves of what we have done right. Our involvement in World War II was us doing right.
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Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.
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World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.
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Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.
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The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.
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