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"And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights."
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"The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution."
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"Being the commander of a Ruminarii war vessel meant that he had risen to the rank by means of assassination and ruthlessness and was therefore implicitly distrusted by the Tidhii Mah'k'hai (Naval Command, that is The Queen Of Suth Herself.) He was expected to mete out, in generous portions, brutality to conquered subjects and to act swiftly and mercilessly in dealing with alien encounters. In short, he was expected to be a bad example."
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"A minor request," said Mazer. "Let's not refer to it as the training cage. 'Training' sounds laborious and regimented. Soldiers groan at the word. These men joined the IF to fight, sir. Let's call it the Battle Room."
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"If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them."
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"Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime."
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"It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations."
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"I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service."
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"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."
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"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight."
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"Blinker Hall, operating on the quaint theory that the Navy might be needed for battle and that whatever increased the ship's efficiency was a criterion for change, had continued trampling on the toes of orthodoxy."
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"Nine g's is good, if the pilot can stand it. We couldn't stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II."
War
"It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance."
Balance
"This would only come if you have a revolutionary change in technology like the jet brought about."
Change
"I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere."
Leadership
"We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was a unique situation."
Politics
"Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning."
Time
"I made a written report which is still today in existence. I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type. This was my impression."
Impression
"When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it."
Politics
"I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat."
Flying
"Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed. The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of '42, in Russia."
War
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