Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society ... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.


One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the

Summary

This quote highlights the speaker's belief that the Vietnam War hindered the progress and vision of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. It suggests that the resources, attention, and national focus that could have been directed towards tackling social issues such as poverty and civil rights were instead consumed by the military engagement in Vietnam. Consequently, the quote conveys the idea that the war negatively impacted the goals and reforms associated with the Great Society program, symbolically "shooting it down" and impeding its progress.

By Martin Luther King, Jr.
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