Not an exact quote, but along the lines of If America was really an Empire, like Rome, when we beat someone we'd have salted their fields, killed all the men and enslaved all the women and children.
Instead we rebuilt Japan after we got them off China's next, supported West Germany then Germany and so on.
These dolts obviously fell asleep in history class.
Orson Scott Card had good response to this:
Not an exact quote, but along the lines of If America was really an Empire, like Rome, when we beat someone we'd have salted their fields, killed all the men and enslaved all the women and children.
Instead we rebuilt Japan after we got them off China's next, supported West Germany then Germany and so on.
These dolts obviously fell asleep in history class.