“A nuclear war does not defend a country and it does not defend a system. I've put it the same way many times; not even the most accomplished ideologue will be able to tell the difference between the ashes of capitalism and the ashes of communism.”
The Ashes of Capitalism and the Ashes of Communism (1986)
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1962, Cuban Missile Crisis speech

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1960s, The Quest for Peace and Justice (1964)

The Ashes of Capitalism and the Ashes of Communism (1986)

“I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.”
"Prairie" (1918)
Source: Cornhuskers

As quoted in A Year with the Saints (1891) by Anonymous, p. 47

From interview with Robert Block, 1995
Interviews (1993 – 1995)