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"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."

"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."

Adolf Galland, German Soldier

Impression, Existence, Production, Saying

14

"Do you know what would hold me together on a battlefield? The sense that I was perpetuating the language in which Keats and the rest of them wrote!"

"Do you know what would hold me together on a battlefield? The sense that I was perpetuating the language in which Keats and the rest of them wrote!"

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

Language, Rest, Sense

14

"If a poem is not memorable, there's probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable."

"If a poem is not memorable, there's probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Problems, Wrong

14

"The family ties between hundreds of thousands of German families and their American relatives led many to think that America would never join a second war against Germany."

"The family ties between hundreds of thousands of German families and their American relatives led many to think that America would never join a second war against Germany."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

Family, War, America, American

14

"It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man."

"It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man."

George Crook, American Soldier

Positive, Man, Mind, Prejudice

14

"American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature."

"American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

14

"I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale."

"I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Love, Poetry, Time, Choice

14

"The Indians gave up the land of their own free will, and for it received brass kettles, blankets, guns, shirts, flints, tobacco, rum and many trinkets in which their simple hearts delighted."

"The Indians gave up the land of their own free will, and for it received brass kettles, blankets, guns, shirts, flints, tobacco, rum and many trinkets in which their simple hearts delighted."

Patrick Gordon, Scottish Soldier

Colonialism, Freewill, Land

14

"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing."

"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

God, Failure, Providence

14

"I expect we will become more demanding as citizens."

"I expect we will become more demanding as citizens."

Robert Anderson, American Soldier

13

"The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple of hundred years in this grand experiment that we call democracy."

"The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple of hundred years in this grand experiment that we call democracy."

Tommy Franks, American Soldier

Democracy, Freedom, Liberty, World

13

"I find purer philosophy in a Poem than in a Conclusion of Geometry, a chemical analysis, or a physical law."

"I find purer philosophy in a Poem than in a Conclusion of Geometry, a chemical analysis, or a physical law."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

Philosophy, Geometry, Law

13

"In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading."

"In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading."

J. F. C. Fuller, British Soldier

Man, Men, War, Army, Ending

13

"It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending."

"It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending."

Christopher Gadsden, American Soldier

Thought, Feelings, May, Will

13

"Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became."

"Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became."

Douglas Bader, British Soldier

13

"I mean, I didn't - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired. This I would just take as it came."

"I mean, I didn't - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired. This I would just take as it came."

James Stockdale, American Soldier

Independence, Boss, Attention

13

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

13

"Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

"Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

Soul, Enthusiasm, Skin, Years

13

"Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye."

"Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

God, Career, Duty, Goodbye

13

"I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student."

"I haven't yet figured out how I was made first captain, because I was not an outstanding student. I was an adequate student."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Leadership, First

13

"Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not."

"Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

Self-control, Excess, Grief, Injury, Living

13

"If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take all of you to Abu Ghraib and turn you over to the soldiers. Maybe there's only one or two of you in this group who was a known associate or had any piece of information that they are trying to exploit."

"If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take all of you to Abu Ghraib and turn you over to the soldiers. Maybe there's only one or two of you in this group who was a known associate or had any piece of information that they are trying to exploit."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Information, Soldiers, Trying

13

"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon."

"Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Mistake, Enemy, Gentlemen

13

"The president of the United States and his secretary of state were made honorary Hebrews."

"The president of the United States and his secretary of state were made honorary Hebrews."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

President, State, States, United

13

"I also believe that member states of the United Nations should live up their obligations to pay their dues."

"I also believe that member states of the United Nations should live up their obligations to pay their dues."

Alex Morrison, Canadian Soldier

Nation, Nations, States, United

13

"The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril."

"The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

Leadership, Leader, Being, Cause, Followers

13

"I was member of the Diet as long as it existed, until May 1933."

"I was member of the Diet as long as it existed, until May 1933."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Dieting, Diet, May

13

"At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States."

"At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States."

Hideki Tojo, Japanese Soldier

War, December, England, States

13

"I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people."

"I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People, Control, Iraq, Key

13

"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."

"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."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

Military, Troops

13

"I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars."

"I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

13

"I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way."

"I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way."

William Odom, American Soldier

War, Debate, Vietnam

13

"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."

"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

Character, Authority, Obedience

13

"No one ever complains about a speech being too short!"

"No one ever complains about a speech being too short!"

Ira Hayes, American Soldier

13

"The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army."

"The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army."

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish Soldier

Army, May, Nation, Prosperity

13

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."

George S. Patton, American Soldier

Man, Men, Victory, May

13

"We believe that Almighty God has sent us Adolf Hitler so that he may rid Germany of the hypocrites and Pharisees."

"We believe that Almighty God has sent us Adolf Hitler so that he may rid Germany of the hypocrites and Pharisees."

Robert Ley, German Soldier

God, Germany, May

13

"The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me."

"The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Leadership, Man, World

13

"I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation."

"I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Interest, Literary, Mathematics

13

"Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs."

"Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs."

George Armstrong Custer, American Soldier

Military, Quick

13

"The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target."

"The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target."

Douglas Bader, British Soldier

Success, Successful, Fire, Open

13

"I joined the Party definitely in 1923 after having already been in sympathy with it before."

"I joined the Party definitely in 1923 after having already been in sympathy with it before."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

Sympathy, Party

13

"The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself."

"The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

13

"It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation."

"It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Leadership, Effect, Running

13

"The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write whatever concerns him at the moment; to write with passion and conviction. Of course the measure of the man will be the measure of the play."

"The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write whatever concerns him at the moment; to write with passion and conviction. Of course the measure of the man will be the measure of the play."

Robert Anderson, American Soldier

Heart, Conviction, Man, Measure

13

"Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State."

"Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Politics, State

13

"I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a special affinity and rapport with them. It surprises me sometimes that there are students from anywhere else."

"I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a special affinity and rapport with them. It surprises me sometimes that there are students from anywhere else."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Students, Rapport, Surprises

13

"So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence."

"So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

Environment, Violence, Will

13

"Just after writing those we were called up to defend a new position on the left, where the terrible storming of the bridge over the Antietam took place."

"Just after writing those we were called up to defend a new position on the left, where the terrible storming of the bridge over the Antietam took place."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

13

"Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians."

"Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians."

George Crook, American Soldier

Colonization, Cows, Horses, Sheep, Will

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