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Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available. The troops, the air, and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.[…]

Scurtul discurs pregătit (pe 5 iunie 1944) de Dwight Eisenhower, comandatul suprem al forțelor aliate din Europa, dacă debarcarea din Normandia ar fi eșuat, iar nemții ar fi împins înapoi în mare corpurile expediționare britanic și american.

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.
These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.
They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.

Pentru ce-i mai rău s-a pregătit și președintele american Richard Nixon, cu ocazia primei aselenizări, în iulie 1969. Rezultatul este schița de discurs de mai sus, menită a fi citit dacă astronauții de pe Apollo 11 nu reușeau să se întoarcă teferi înapoi pe Pământ (lucru extrem de probabil, de altfel).

De aici.

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