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I took this excerpt from “Fail-Safe” by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. Published in 1962 (a movie was made in 1964), it deals with the Cold War (during the Cuban Missile Crisis in fact), but the description…
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They were caught in a fantastic web of logic and illogic, fact and emotion. No one seemed completely whole. No one could talk complete sense. And everyone was quite sincere.
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The cold war, or cold warriors as the case may be, in a nutshell. Nice quote.
Thanks!
I LOVE this! Had never heard it before but it is so true. At least for me, I feel I’ve experienced this.
Thank you. I think I experience this every time I turn on the news!
I did a small piece about the Cold War this week, Fail Safe was a terrifying part of that time.
That’s a great book!
That’s fantastic! Great choice for the challenge!
Thank you!
Excellent choice of book and quote
this is a brilliant quote!
I think that your quote perfectly reflects the intent of the book that you chose. Well done.
how neat (ack! my age) that I talked of the missle crisis last week and you mention it this. Those were, indeed, interesting times. Apropos
Amazing!
Amazing quote
One of my favorites so far.
Nice choice of quotes – seems to exemplify the Cold War with its contradictions.
So now I want to watch Dr. Strangelove again. Thanks!
Very cool!
Nice! I like that it’s ying yang but in the end whatever side your on doesn’t matter because everyone was speaking from the same place, the heart.
I too thought of Yin & Yang,like Jodie:-)Thought provoking quote.
Awesome quote!