¶ Buy or Die
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Finally it comes to an impasse and there is going to be a war. So the politicians say to the military: ‘All right, we’re going to have a war. What are you going to need?’
'The military says: ‘Well, our side has leveled off here, but our spies tell us that the other side is going to start at this higher level of technology. They are going to be able to fire five or ten thousand yards, whatever it is, with great accuracy.’
'Naturally the politicians want to know: ‘What’s it going to cost to beat them?’ and when they hear the answer: ‘We don’t have that kind of money. We can’t afford it.’
'The military says: ‘Buy or die.’
‘Can you produce?’
‘Yes, we can produce.’
‘Well, no telling how we’ll ever pay for it, but go ahead and produce it.’
¶ Citations
- RBF in Franklin Lecture, Auburn, Ala., 1970
