“Let's Declare Victory and Get Out!”

—  George Aiken

Attributed to Aiken. See Let's Declare Victory and Get Out!': Vermont Senator George D. Aiken and the Vietnam War https://archive.org/details/Let_s_Declare_Victory_and_Get_Out_-_Vermont_Senator_George_D._Aiken_and_the_Vietnam_War

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American politician 1892–1984

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