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Quotes by Soldier
"If I commit an error I do it without bad intention."
63
"Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain."
62
"War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means."
59
"When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high."
58
"Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER!"
57
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
55
"Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment."
51
"Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear."
50
"Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise."
Will,
50
"Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations of the world should find their places, had followed a policy designed to restore an expeditious peace between Japan and China."
47
"They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy."
47
"The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country."
45
"Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible."
44
"We are tired out in making complaints and getting no redress."
44
"It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can."
43
"But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war and if all these unhappy things occur, we're just going to have to accept them."
42
"As Brian Urquhart has said quite correctly, I don't think that individual countries in the international community can stand aside and let all of these slaughters continue without doing anything."
42
"If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed."
41
"I don't like Communism because it hands out wealth through rationing books."
41
"Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood."
41
"If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going."
40
"Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable."
Past,
40
"Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so many other avenues; and it has not helped."
40
"Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference."
39
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