The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.

Omar Bradley

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Nuclear weapons Moral progress Technological progress Progress

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Omar Bradley

Source

Armistice Day Speech (Speech)

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Occupation

General

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United States

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Citation

Bradley, Omar. "Armistice Day Speech, November 10, 1948." The Collected Writings of General Omar N. Bradley. Vol. 1, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1967. Originally a speech at an Armistice Day Celebration. 10 Nov. 1948, Boston Chamber of Commerence, Boston, MA, USA.

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