What has kept the worldsafe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specificweapons, so much as it's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima.
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This quote is just one of 2 total John Hersey quotes in our collection. John Hersey is known for saying 'What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific weapons, so much as it's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Not a particular country, not a particular city, and not a particular people.
What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific weapons, so much as it's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima.
This quote is just one of 2 total John Hersey quotes in our collection. John Hersey is known for saying 'What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific weapons, so much as it's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima.' as well as some of the following quotes.