“The war in Vietnam is the most dangerous of all our external undertakings. It is a war we cannot win.”— George Ball
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”— Jack Black
“Before the war, my work was thoroughly modern in spirit, particularly in its sense of the futility of all human endeavor.”— Rebecca West
“Arguing with a man who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”— Neal Stephenson
“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”— Thomas Paine