Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.

Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) American engineer, bureaucrat, President of the US (1928-32)
Speech, Republican National Convention, Chicago (27 Jun 1944)

 
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