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By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they? ↗

— William Westmoreland

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In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia. ↗

— William Westmoreland

#communists #did #east asia #end #in the end

It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign. ↗

— William Westmoreland

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When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail. ↗

— William Westmoreland

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I see no reason for recording the obvious. ↗

— Edward Weston

#i see #no reason #obvious #reason #recording

My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea. ↗

— Edward Weston

#change #entirely #eye #eyes #idea

My surprises come usually once I start rolling and photographing. ↗

— Kim Weston

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No matter how fast I could do it with the digital camera I don't think I would get the same thing out of it. The passion I have for formulating an idea stands alone. It is the important essence of what I do. ↗

— Kim Weston

#camera #could #digital #essence #fast

Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection. ↗

— Edward Weston

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I photographed rocks and trees and tide pools and nudes and all that stuff for years and years. Until 20 years ago when I found that I could do it in the studio and never have to travel. ↗

— Kim Weston

#could #found #i #never #nudes