Preemptive war

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On the Waterfront. Directed by Elia Kazan, Horizon Pictures, 1954.

I believe that history will record that we have made a great mistake.

Wayne Lyman Morse

Said in the Senate debate on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed the United States to intervention in Vietnam. Morse was the only Senator to vote against the resolution.

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Morse, Wayne Lyman. "Senate Debate on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution." US Senate meeting. 7 Aug. 1964, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to William H. Herndon. 15 Feb. 1848.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "To William H. Herndon, Febrary 15, 1848." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.