“Now that I’m in this seat, I know how monumental a task that is. I will do what I can through executive order to deal with the Collective as Mr. Danreb compiles his report, but another oligarchy here at home continues to gain power. I fear the republic as we know it is dead.”
― Only the Dead
― Only the Dead
“Always remember, Clemmie, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
― The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
― The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
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“Coast, endangering US shipping. But there is a problem. The American ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, is dazzled by Adolf Hitler. He reports back to the White House that he thinks German troops will soon march through Trafalgar Square. Roosevelt does not replace Kennedy, a powerful political force in his own right. However, he isolates the ambassador, refusing to give him any information from the White House.”
― Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
― Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
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