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I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace. ”
But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter. ”
Americans worry that Afghanistan has become a petri dish in which the germs of Islamic fanaticism are replicating - soon Afghans will be hijacking American planes and bombing embassies everywhere. And their fears are not necessarily unfounded. The Taliban are unemployed war veterans, ready and even eager to return to the battlefield. ”
Precisely because I'm a man who is attracted to women, there may be some things that I have to say as a spectator of feminine grace that women themselves may not be able to see. ”
When I go train hopping and I look up into the sky, there are always so many more stars than I remember there were. ”
Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. ”
It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong. ”
This is the wonderful thing about espionage, nothing exists any more. ”
People are no damned good. ”
I'll be me, but I don't like it. ”