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Quotes by Soldier

"God knows, we don't want prayer."

"God knows, we don't want prayer."

Oliver North, American Soldier

God, Prayer, Want

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"It's a democracy and if I am outvoted, I have to accept the majority decisions."

"It's a democracy and if I am outvoted, I have to accept the majority decisions."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Decisions, Democracy, Majority

4

"Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind."

"Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Censorship, Mind, Public

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"If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it."

"If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it."

Christopher Gadsden, American Soldier

Acceptance, Country, Credit, Loss

4

"It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it."

"It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

4

"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."

"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."

Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier

Army, Responsibility

4

"I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat."

"I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat."

Adolf Galland, German Soldier

4

"Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55."

"Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

Age, Diet, People, Heart

4

"Flying is the only active profession I would ever continue with enthusiasm after the War."

"Flying is the only active profession I would ever continue with enthusiasm after the War."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

War, Enthusiasm, Flying, Profession

4

"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."

"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."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

Experience, Key, Network

4

"Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh."

"Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh."

Martin Bormann, German Soldier

Life, Earth, Struggle

4

"Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together."

"Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together."

Wesley Clark, American Soldier

Time, Act, Actions, America

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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?"

"I don't ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry?"

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

4

"In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia."

"In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Leadership, End

4

"I think character is permanent, and issues are transient."

"I think character is permanent, and issues are transient."

James Stockdale, American Soldier

4

"Our erected wit maketh us to know what perfection is."

"Our erected wit maketh us to know what perfection is."

Philip Sidney, English Soldier

Art, Perfection, Wit

4

"Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero."

"Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero."

Tommy Franks, American Soldier

Politics, Years

4

"Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again."

"Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Life, College, Danger, Hardship

4

"No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization."

"No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

People, Civilization, Control, Desire

4

"The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more."

"The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

4

"Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood."

"Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

4

"Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province."

"Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Advice, Criticism, Trouble

4

"Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large."

"Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large."

John Byng, British Soldier

Enemy, Force, Numbers, Wind

4

"If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there and shall remain there."

"If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there and shall remain there."

James Longstreet, American Soldier

Blame, Cause, Desire, Help

4

"The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained like hail."

"The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained like hail."

James Longstreet, American Soldier

4

"In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the Army - as the area immediately behind the coast was now covered with obstacles. These doubts were accepted by Hitler."

"In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the Army - as the area immediately behind the coast was now covered with obstacles. These doubts were accepted by Hitler."

Kurt Student, German Soldier

Army, Now, Obstacles, Respect

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"Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed."

"Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

4

"Rather than improving the wealth of their own nation, the Mexican government encourages its poor to come to the U.S. and send money home."

"Rather than improving the wealth of their own nation, the Mexican government encourages its poor to come to the U.S. and send money home."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

Government, Home, Money, Wealth

4

"Let us not be afraid to see the hatred that consumes the lives of hundreds of thousands of Arabs who sit around us and wait for the moment when their hands will be able to reach our blood."

"Let us not be afraid to see the hatred that consumes the lives of hundreds of thousands of Arabs who sit around us and wait for the moment when their hands will be able to reach our blood."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Blood, Hatred, Will

4

"I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There wasn't a lot of support for those soldiers."

"I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There wasn't a lot of support for those soldiers."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Thought, Care, Mission, Priorities

4

"Every educated person is a future enemy."

"Every educated person is a future enemy."

Martin Bormann, German Soldier

4

"China should bury head to work diligently for 10 years and then raise head to face Japan."

"China should bury head to work diligently for 10 years and then raise head to face Japan."

Yuan Shikai, Chinese Soldier

4

"So the idea that you could put Kurds, Shiite Arabs, and Sunni Arabs in a nice, liberal, federal system in Iraq in a short amount of time, six months or a year, boggles the mind."

"So the idea that you could put Kurds, Shiite Arabs, and Sunni Arabs in a nice, liberal, federal system in Iraq in a short amount of time, six months or a year, boggles the mind."

William Odom, American Soldier

Time, Idea, Iraq, Liberal

4

"The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to."

"The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to."

John Byng, British Soldier

Enemy, Lying, Nothing

4

"After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach."

"After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

4

"If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children."

"If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children."

Barry McCaffrey, American Soldier

War, Children, Drugs, Fight

4

"After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to risk a possible failure; apart from that, he had not wished to provoke the British, as he hoped to arrange peace talks."

"After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to risk a possible failure; apart from that, he had not wished to provoke the British, as he hoped to arrange peace talks."

Kurt Student, German Soldier

Peace, Failure, England, Question

4

"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."

"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

War, Peace, Wounds

4

"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."

"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."

Henry Knox, American Soldier

Friendship, Government, Friend, Consequences, Country

4

"The enemy now began to appear from the mast-head."

"The enemy now began to appear from the mast-head."

John Byng, British Soldier

4

"General Lee, this is no place for you. These men behind you are Georgians and Virginians. They have never failed you and will not fail you here. Will you boys?"

"General Lee, this is no place for you. These men behind you are Georgians and Virginians. They have never failed you and will not fail you here. Will you boys?"

John Brown Gordon, American Soldier

Man, Men, Boys, Will

4

"Between a fellow who is stupid and honest and one who is smart and crooked, I will take the first. I won't get much out of him, but with that other guy I can't keep what I've got."

"Between a fellow who is stupid and honest and one who is smart and crooked, I will take the first. I won't get much out of him, but with that other guy I can't keep what I've got."

Lewis B. Hershey, American Soldier

Honesty, First, Will

4

"Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places."

"Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Events, Fiction, Intimacy

4

"We need to learn to set our course by the stars, not by the light of every passing ship."

"We need to learn to set our course by the stars, not by the light of every passing ship."

Omar N. Bradley, American Soldier

Direction, Light, Stars

4

"The finishing off of the encircled enemy army is to be left to the Luftwaffe."

"The finishing off of the encircled enemy army is to be left to the Luftwaffe."

Franz Halder, German Soldier

4

"I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it."

"I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it."

William Odom, American Soldier

Military, Old, Reform, Will

4

"A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself."

"A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself."

John W. Foster, American Soldier

Decision-Making, Decision, Man

4

"The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away."

"The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Enemy, Fire, Man, Now

4

"A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does, and about two years after he thinks he does."

"A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does, and about two years after he thinks he does."

Lewis B. Hershey, American Soldier

Parenting, Parents, Years

4

"Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England."

"Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England."

Horace Porter, American Soldier

Geography, England, Ignorance, Providence, Smile

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