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Quotes by Soldier
"We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it."
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"What I can do for my country, I am willing to do."
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"It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly."
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"The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility."
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"There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove."
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"The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war."
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"Observe the movements of the stars as if you were running their courses with them, and let your mind constantly dwell on the changes of the elements into each other. Such imaginings wash away the filth of life on the ground."
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"We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil."
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"Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could."
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"Ah, no, far be from me a thought which I loathe like poison."
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"It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and nothing seems to be moving in a direction that you think or they think or you've been told it's supposed to be moving in."
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"When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says."
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"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."
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"If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results."
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"An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual."
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"And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly."
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"I don't ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry?"
Life,
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"Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates."
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"I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt."
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"Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero."
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"Be moderate in everything, including moderation."
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"Well, let's assume the world is linear. If we required a certain amount of troops per 25,000 population in the Balkans, if the world is not radically different, something of the same extent is going to be needed in Iraq."
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"Young writers find their first audience in little magazines, and experimental writers find their only audience there."
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"What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?"
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"They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them."
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"Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events."
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"I was elected to the Diet in the same way as at every parliamentary election."
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"Films and gramophone records, music, books and buildings show clearly how vigorously a man's life and work go on after his "death," whether we feel it or not, whether we are aware of the individual names or not. There is no such thing as death according to our view!"
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"The buffalo is all gone, and an Indian can't catch enough jack rabbits to subsist himself and his family, and then, there aren't enough jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do?"
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"From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition."
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