Robert McNamara quotes

It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it, necessary to protect our forces and achieve our objectives. (Robert McNamara)
Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests, that the United States is, or should or could be the global gendarme. View quote
Robert McNamara
Management is the gate through which social and economic and political change, indeed change in every direction, is diffused through society. View quote
Robert McNamara
I must say I don't object to its being called McNamara's War. I think it is a very important war and I am pleased to be identified with it and do whatever I can to win it. View quote
Robert McNamara
Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you. View quote
Robert McNamara
A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage. View quote
Robert McNamara
I would rather have a wrong decision made than no decision at all. View quote
Robert McNamara
Lesson #7: Belief and seeing are both often wrong. Lesson #8: Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning. Lesson #9: In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil. Lesson #10: Never say never. Lesson #11: You can't change human nature... View quote
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Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him. View quote
Robert McNamara
One cannot fashion a credible deterrent out of an incredible action. View quote
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You can never substitute emotion for reason. (Robert McNamara)
Brains are like hearts - they go where they are appreciated. View quote
Robert McNamara