01/11/1965
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"But we think that it is better to lose 200 than to lose 200,000."
"We will not indulge in any fear or any smear."
"But there is no country that is willing to do that, that we know of, so neutralization is not very practical at this stage of the game."
"But to each one of those 200 men--and we lose about that many in Texas in accidents on the 4th of July--to each one of those 200 men who have given their life to preserve freedom, it is a war and a bi..."