Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Robert McNamara
Born: June 9, 1916
Died: July 6, 2009 (aged 93)
Bio: Robert Strange McNamara was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B.
Known for:
- Thirteen Days (1969)
- The essence of security (1968)
- Blundering into disaster (1986)
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