William R. Manchester Quotes

There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged.

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I realized that the worst thing that could happen to me was about to happen to me.

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Today's Europeans and Americans who reached the age of awareness after midcentury when the communications revolution lead to expectations of instantanaiy are exasperated by the slow toils of history. They assume that the thunderclap of cause will be swiftly followed by the lightening bolt of effect.

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