"The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them."

J. William Fulbright, American Politician

Trust, Government, Idea, Vietnam

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"The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them."

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