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Norman Thomas

"Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says it would be only 200 million."

Norman Thomas, American Activist
War, People, First
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"Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says it would be only 200 million."

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"Nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds."

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"I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses."

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