Quote by Harry Browne
It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that d

It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth – that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda. – Harry Browne

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You dont need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles – events for which there are no ready explanations. Later knowledge may explain those events quite easily. – Harry Browne

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Government is force, pure and simple. Theres no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society – people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily. – Harry Browne

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People didnt have the political guts to stand up against an American war. – George McGovern

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Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. Its the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone elses pain is as meaningful as your own. – Barbara Kingsolver

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If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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After every major conflict – World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union – what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts. – Leon Panetta

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