Harry S. Truman
[to Oppenheimer]
You think anyone in Hiroshima or Nagasaki gives a shit who built the bomb? They care who dropped it. I did. Hiroshima isn’t about you.
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David Hill The views I have to express are my own, but I believe that much I have to say will help indicate why most of the scientists in this country would prefer to see Mr. Strauss completely out of the government.
Vannevar Bush No board in this country should sit in judgement of a man because he expressed strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you can try me.
Edward Condon Why would we move out to the middle of the desert for two to three years?
Leslie Groves Why? How about because this is the most important **** thing to ever happen in the history of the world!
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