On the recordOctober 12, 1950
I am sincerely sorry about the casualties, but somebody has to meet these situations; they can't be met with sticks and stones--somebody is bound to get hurt.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI am sincerely sorry about the casualties, but somebody has to meet these situations; they can't be met with sticks and stones--somebody is bound to get hurt.
Remarks in Pearl Harbor at the Commissioned Officers Mess.
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