#pearl harbor

Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble. ↗

— Steve Forbes

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When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

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The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government failed to connect the dots. ↗

— Diane Watson

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As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America. ↗

— Joe Baca

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I was 20 years old at Pearl Harbor. I was in the Navy about a year and four months before the war. ↗

— Barney Ross

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By all means, let someone else have Pearl Harbor. ↗

— Charles A. Lockwood

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After Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor, the war tide slowly turned against the Axis. ↗

— Alexander Dubcek

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A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of Pearl Harbor. But I love it. I thrive on it. ↗

— Michael Bay

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Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism. ↗

— Michael Bay

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Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no! ↗

— John Belushi

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