A nation must think before it acts.
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Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam. By H.R. McMaster. (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997).
My American Journey. By Colin Powell with Joseph E. Persico. (New York: Random House, 1995).