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Old 12-04-06 | 08:39 AM
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Tora, Tora, Tora quote

Does anyone know if this was actually said:

"I fear we have awoken a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve"

or just made up for the movie? I have to write a paper on pearl harbor and our dropping the atomic bomb on japan and was going to use this quote. .
Old 12-04-06 | 08:55 AM
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According to Wikipedia, it was probably made up for the movie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku...ng_giant_quote

(Don't tell OldDude!)

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