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Eisenhower: I believe we have gone far enough in this so you could say that the only possible tragedy greater than winning a war…

On the recordSeptember 29, 1953
I believe we have gone far enough in this so you could say that the only possible tragedy greater than winning a war would be losing it.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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