The policies — determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live — were an antidemocratic disgrace … I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well placed … managed to wangle slots in reserve and National Guard units. Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country.


My American Journey (1996)

Colin Powell Quotes

The policies — determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live...

The policies — determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live...

The policies — determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live...

The policies — determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live...