Carlo D'Este Quotes
Every time we seem to have a scandal in Washington, the discussion of Kay Summersby [his English female driver] and Dwight Eisenhower always comes up.
They are reputed to have had an affair during the war.
Carlo D’Este, Soldier, Historian and Eisenhower Biographer, Lecture, Mashpee, MA, June 8, 2002
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The “Cliveden Set” {598323} was in favor of the policy of appeasement. The name came from the seat of Lord and Lady Astor, who were both supporters of the policy. The policy of appeasement was later seen as a big mistake because it prevented early Allied involvement in World War II and therefore gave Hitler time to buildup the German military while invading much of Eastern Europe.
Clinton later admitted to fallatio, claimed he was referring to sexual intercourse, and apologized for misleading the American people.
The irony of this quotation is that in later years, Sanford, was involved in his own sex scandal. Sanford refused to resign - see related quote.
Most of the Republicans in the Senate, using the filibuster, blocked legislation making schools and streets safer by expanding the requirement for gun checking to keep mentally ill people and violent criminals from purchasing a gun. The legislation had been crafted by Republican and Democratic Senators and was supported by 90 percent of Americans including 80 percent of Republicans and the majority of hunters and gun owners. This was one of the rare instances where public opinion did not matter at all to the Congress, and while a majority of the Senators supported the legislation a significant minority was more in fear of the NRA and the Gun lobby than they were of the voters. To the Republican minority, the possibility of a mentally deranged, violent, convicted felon, should be allowed to buy a military style assault rifle or any other weapon at a gun show without anyone bothering to check his background was less desirable than requiring gun sellers to spend 3-5 minutes to check out the potential buyer.
Carlo D'Este was an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He was a decorated U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. In 2011, he was awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
