"Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die."

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"Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die."

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"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion."

Gerrit Smith, American Politician

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"Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"Reaper of enemies; strong of grip; One kind with his fathers."

Taliesin, Welsh Poet

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"Enemy: A friend whose mask has fallen."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"Some enemies are part and parcel of our lives, we cannot destroy them without risking our own survival."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

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"We are our own worst enemy and make no mistake we are destroying ourselves."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning."

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"Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops."

Care

"Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there."

Politics

"We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy."

War

"If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed."

Policy

"That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!"

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"War is the ultimate reality-based horror show."

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"It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door."

Nature

"In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time."

Man

"Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy."

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