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Quotes by Soldier

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

"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."

"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."

"All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can."

"Looking at the purpose of our government toward the Indians, we find that after subjugating them it has been our policy to collect the different tribes on reservations and support them at the expense of our people."

"Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments."

"The Jew always lives from the blood of other peoples, he needs such murders and such sacrifices."

"But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success."

"A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable."

"The current medical records system is this: Room after room after room in a hospital filled with paper files."

"Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death; and play a decisive role in whether a family or employer can afford healthcare."

"I am only conscious of any satisfaction in Scientific Reading or thinking when it rounds off into a poetical generality and vagueness."

"The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force."

"It is the part of a fool to say, I should not have thought."

"The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others."

"A leader who loses his connection to his people soon loses the ability to lead them."

"When the Jews speak of humanity, they mean only the totality of Jews."

"There is too much negativity in the world. Do your best to make sure you aren't contributing to it."

"You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it."

"I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes."

"Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack."

"If something is difficult for you to accomplish, do not then think it impossible for any human being; rather, if it is humanly possible and corresponds to human nature, know that it is attainable by you as well."

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."

"Speak with caution. Even if someone forgives harsh words you've spoken, they may be too hurt to ever forget them. Don't leave a legacy of pain and regret of things you never should have said."

"At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us. It was a responsibility of the CPA, with contractors, to set up a training program."
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