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"Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues."
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"It is considered a major sin to break a contract, if you agreed, especially with military situations."
"We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching."
"The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured south of the Canadian border, and important expeditions were sent against them."
"Ministers regularly meet soldiers that have returned from operational tours to hear about their experiences, including those who have recovered from their injuries."
"Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime."
"Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip."
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"The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people."
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"Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they're the people you have to kill, aren't they?"
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