Neil Sheehan | "World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."

"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."

Neil Sheehan, American Journalist

Leadership, Success, War, Country

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"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."

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"Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bedsheet and a purple cape. "The camp is safe," Octavian continued. " I'll be the first to congragulate our heroes for bringing back the legion's eagle and so much Imperial gold! Truly we have been blessed with good fortune. But why do more? Why tempt fate?" "I'm glad you asked." Percy stood, taking the question as an opening. Octavian stammered, " I wasn't--""--Part of the quest," Percy said. "Yes I know. And your'e wise to let me explain, since I was."

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"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."

Leadership

"We had a military and political leadership at that period which was genuinely deluded."

Leadership

"Americans, particularly after World War II, tended to romanticize war because in World War II our cause was the cause of humanity, and our soldiers brought home glory and victory, and thank God that they did. But it led us to romanticize it to some extent."

Home

"The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting; but I still couldn't bring myself to understand that the policy itself was wrong."

Policy

"These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam."

Man

"I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of my generation and I started out covering it so I stayed with it."

War

"I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI, and I never could get away from the war."

War

"The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other."

War

"I think you have to remember that Americans saw their purpose as so innately good that they could excuse the pain they would inflict on others to carry out those purposes. Because the purposes were so good, they would justify this pain we were inflicting on other people."

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"A King will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom."

Author Name

Personal Development

"The government of any nation always represents the most corrupt part of a nation."

Author Name

Personal Development

"A nation with a thousand awakened citizens and a corrupt leader, is much more alive than a nation with an awakened leader and a thousand corrupt citizens."

Author Name

Personal Development

Author Name

Personal Development

Author Name

Personal Development

"The level of a leader is determined by his sphere of influence."

Author Name

Personal Development

"The leaderly response to personal irritation is to relax and open up not push, run, or close down."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Establish your system of control to see that your team does there job."

Author Name

Personal Development

Author Name

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"Those who become successful are those who have decided to 'take the bull by the horns."

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"We wanted to see this country win the war just as much as those advisors did. We felt we would help to do that by reporting the truth. And so there was the moral outrage over this general and the ambassador in Saigon who kept denying the truth we would see."

War

"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."

Leadership

"We had a military and political leadership at that period which was genuinely deluded."

Leadership

"Americans, particularly after World War II, tended to romanticize war because in World War II our cause was the cause of humanity, and our soldiers brought home glory and victory, and thank God that they did. But it led us to romanticize it to some extent."

Home

"The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting; but I still couldn't bring myself to understand that the policy itself was wrong."

Policy

"These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam."

Man

"I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of my generation and I started out covering it so I stayed with it."

War

"I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI, and I never could get away from the war."

War

"The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other."

War

"I think you have to remember that Americans saw their purpose as so innately good that they could excuse the pain they would inflict on others to carry out those purposes. Because the purposes were so good, they would justify this pain we were inflicting on other people."

People