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"The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history."

"The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history."

Lew Wallace, American Soldier

History, Death, Monuments, Nations

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"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."

"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."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Caution, Forgiveness, Pain, Regret

13

"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."

"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."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Time, July, Responsibility, Training

13

"But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter."

"But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

Peace, Danger, May, Will

13

"We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living."

"We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living."

Omar N. Bradley, American Soldier

War, Peace, Killing, Living

13

"The voice of the people is the voice of humbug."

"The voice of the people is the voice of humbug."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

13

"Though no one can backtrack and create a brand new start, Everyone is capable of taking their life in a brand new direction."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Change, Direction, Hope, Future

13

"Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots."

"Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots."

James Stockdale, American Soldier

Politics, First, March, President

13

"Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?"

"Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?"

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

War, Father, Will

13

"With prose you can incorporate more details, develop scenes, sustain the tension in a special way. Prose has its own speed."

"With prose you can incorporate more details, develop scenes, sustain the tension in a special way. Prose has its own speed."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

13

"On the 28th the ship's company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen's, where we were obliged to anchor."

"On the 28th the ship's company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen's, where we were obliged to anchor."

William Bligh, British Soldier

Geography, Company, Months

13

"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one."

"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

Friendship, Friend, Wrong

13

"I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people."

"I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People, Country, Future, Result

13

"It will undoubtedly happen, that the enemy will make the attempt, today, tomorrow or the next day, at some time, to break into this fortress of Europe at one point or another. That will undoubtedly be the case."

"It will undoubtedly happen, that the enemy will make the attempt, today, tomorrow or the next day, at some time, to break into this fortress of Europe at one point or another. That will undoubtedly be the case."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Time, Day, Enemy, Europe

13

"I have a clear conscience."

"I have a clear conscience."

Wilhelm Canaris, German Soldier

13

"Faculty met, and after the usual business, some conversation was had about certain students being addicted to drinking, and it was reported that a citizen of the village had informed a member of the Faculty that there was a good deal of drinking this term among the students."

"Faculty met, and after the usual business, some conversation was had about certain students being addicted to drinking, and it was reported that a citizen of the village had informed a member of the Faculty that there was a good deal of drinking this term among the students."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

Business, Being, Conversation, Drinking

13

"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened."

"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened."

Philip Sidney, English Soldier

13

"A military life has ever comported with my inclination."

"A military life has ever comported with my inclination."

George Stoneman, American Soldier

13

"The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity."

"The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity."

Philip Sidney, English Soldier

Heart, Credulity

13

"May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country."

"May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Cause, Country, Heaven, May

13

"And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen."

"And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen."

Oliver North, American Soldier

War, World, Worldwar

13

"A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding."

"A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

Faith, Understanding, World

12

"It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance."

"It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance."

Adolf Galland, German Soldier

12

"The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides."

"The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

12

"The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good."

"The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good."

Henry Knox, American Soldier

Balance, Congress, States, Welfare

12

"Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you."

"Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Authority, Fathers, Now

12

"For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which they saw the barley swim."

"For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which they saw the barley swim."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

Cultural, Beer, Water

12

"Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost answered in the asking."

"Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost answered in the asking."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

Success, Management, Past, Years

12

"There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent."

"There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

12

"They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival."

"They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival."

Russel Honore, American Soldier

Food, Survival, Right, Word

12

"In these highways our engineering will reflect the National Socialist movement."

"In these highways our engineering will reflect the National Socialist movement."

Fritz Todt, German Soldier

Architecture, Engineering, Will

12

"Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century."

"Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

12

"I don't take criticism lying down."

"I don't take criticism lying down."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

Criticism, Lying

12

"They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all these people cut loose."

"They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all these people cut loose."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Money, People, Prison

12

"In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength."

"In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

Strength, Bible, Light

12

"Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both."

"Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

Home, Poetry, Force

12

"We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning."

"We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

12

"I don't think we should be a model family living in a model home."

"I don't think we should be a model family living in a model home."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Family, Home, Living

12

"One of the biggest changes that ever occurred in my life was going from the isolation of working part-time as a house painter in Henderson County, to Cornell, where everybody was a literary person."

"One of the biggest changes that ever occurred in my life was going from the isolation of working part-time as a house painter in Henderson County, to Cornell, where everybody was a literary person."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Life, Isolation, Literary

12

"Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag."

"Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Time, Direction, English

12

"As a person who has spent my career as a child psychologist and have dealt with many children who have struggled with many problems in families, I have seen families ripped apart by so many things that sometimes law has tried to deal with."

"As a person who has spent my career as a child psychologist and have dealt with many children who have struggled with many problems in families, I have seen families ripped apart by so many things that sometimes law has tried to deal with."

Timothy Murphy, American Soldier

Career, Children, Law, Problems

12

"Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp."

"Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

12

"Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously."

"Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously."

William Odom, American Soldier

Opinion, Majority, Want

12

"We know that these clashes with Asia and Jewry are necessary for evolution."

"We know that these clashes with Asia and Jewry are necessary for evolution."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Nationalism, Evolution

12

"We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone."

"We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

12

"It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to them on a proper basis."

"It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to them on a proper basis."

Paul von Hindenburg, German Soldier

Strength, People, Succeed

12

"Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster."

"Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster."

William Throsby Bridges, Australian Soldier

Beginning, Disaster, First, May

12

"For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare."

"For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

Peace, Time, Country, Goodwill

12

"The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity."

"The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

Quality, Truth, First, Quantity

12

"I would point out that Japan's proposal at the Versailles Peace Conference on the principle of racial equality was rejected by delegates such as those from Britain and the United States."

"I would point out that Japan's proposal at the Versailles Peace Conference on the principle of racial equality was rejected by delegates such as those from Britain and the United States."

Hideki Tojo, Japanese Soldier

Equality, Peace, States, United

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