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I believe that history will record that we have made a great mistake. — Wayne Lyman Morse

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I believe that history will record that we have made a great mistake.

Wayne Lyman Morse
1964
★ 3.5

Said in the Senate debate on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed the United States to intervention in Vietnam. Morse was the only Senator to vote against the resolution.

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Preemptive warVietnam War
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Political speech
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Speech
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1964
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Wayne Lyman Morse
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Morse, Wayne Lyman. "Senate Debate on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution." US Senate meeting. 7 Aug. 1964, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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