"I will no longer allow my obligation as a veteran to remember those who died in the great wars to be co-opted by current or former politicians to justify our folly in Iraq, our morally dubious war on terror and our elimination of one's right to privacy."

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Source : "This year, I will wear a poppy for the last time" by Harry Leslie Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 8, 2013.

Harry Leslie Smith

#War Quotes #Iraq Quotes #Dubious Quotes

“We are living in a world that is beyond controllability.”
“Love must have wings to fly away from love, And to fly back again.”

Source : Edwin Arlington Robinson (1927). “Merlin”
“The greatest hazard of all, losing oneâ€™s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.”
“The years I raced in were fantastic. There was so much change in the cars. We went from treaded tyres to no wings right through to slicks to enormous wings.”
“We can't reliably distinguish true memories from false memories,”

Source : "How reliable is your memory?". TED Talk, www.ted.com. June 2013.
“I was a smart kid, but I hated school.”
“When youâ€™ve been poor all your life, you never really think it could be any other way. And sometimes youâ€™re even happy, because at least youâ€™ve got your family and your health and your arms and legs and a roof over your head.”
“Sitting in a hotel room just makes you sit and think about things.”

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