Preemptive war

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Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.

On the Waterfront

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Dog eat dog world Preemptive war

Speaker

Terry Malloy

Actor

Marlon Brando

Source

On the Waterfront

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

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Citation

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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Topic

Preemptive war Vietnam War

Speaker

Wayne Lyman Morse

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

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

Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose—and you allow him to make war at pleasure.

Abraham Lincoln

Read the full text of this letter at umich.edu

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Preemptive war Executive power War

Author

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Letters of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1848 1840s 19th century

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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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.