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Lutes ensured that American forces always had more of everything than they might possibly need.
Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
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Jean Edward Smith • FDR
First, our NSC process would deliver options to advance and protect the interests of the American people and overcome national security challenges.
H. R. McMaster • Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
General George C. Marshall—essentially
Ryan Holiday • Ego Is the Enemy
After all, it’s not a new power – it’s an old power that’s reviving. And I believe it is China’s intention to be the greatest power in the world.
Janice Heng • One Man's View of the World
At the next PDC Wallfacer Project Hearing, Hines’s introduction of his mental seal triggered rare emotion in the assembly. The US representative’s concise evaluation expressed the feeling of the majority of the attendees: “With their extraordinary talent, Dr. Hines and Dr. Yamasuki have opened up a great door into darkness for humanity.” The French
... See moreCixin Liu • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
“Some wars are necessary evils,” he once wrote, “but Vietnam was stupid.”
Steven Heller • Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design
three-hour visit to the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he had agreed to give a lecture. It was a welcome break. He could process his thoughts about Twitter in the background while he engaged in something else. He pushed the cadets not to fall prey to the cautious bureaucratic mindset that he believed stymied government programs. “If we’re not blowin
... See moreWalter Isaacson • Elon Musk
We believe we're in a new world order that will shape the rest of our lives. We're at the beginning of financial and geopolitical regime change. These arcs of history are bigger than any one man – but Nixon’s Gold and China policies set the parameters of the world we’re now leaving.