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"The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals."

"The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals."

Arthur Wellesley, English Soldier

Religion, Morals, Prayer

4

"The Indian is a human being."

"The Indian is a human being."

George Crook, American Soldier

4

"The point at which things happen is a decision. In stead of focusing on yourself, focus on how you can help someone else."

"The point at which things happen is a decision. In stead of focusing on yourself, focus on how you can help someone else."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Altruism, Decision, Help, Focus, Action

4

"I shall begin my march for Camp tomorrow morning. It was not in my power to move until I could procure shoes for the troops almost barefoot."

"I shall begin my march for Camp tomorrow morning. It was not in my power to move until I could procure shoes for the troops almost barefoot."

Anthony Wayne, American Soldier

Power, March, Tomorrow, Troops

4

"I was a boy when I first realized that the fullest life liveable was a Poet's."

"I was a boy when I first realized that the fullest life liveable was a Poet's."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

4

"I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year."

"I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

Commitment, Graduation, Day, End

4

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

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

Scipio Africanus, Roman Soldier

4

"If the machinery for distribution in the present economic system of the world is incapable of properly distributing the productive wealth of nations, then that system is false and must be altered."

"If the machinery for distribution in the present economic system of the world is incapable of properly distributing the productive wealth of nations, then that system is false and must be altered."

Gregor Strasser, German Soldier

Wealth, Nations, Present, World

4

"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning."

"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning."

Erwin Rommel, German Soldier

Winning, Battle, Fight, Gain

4

"There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better."

"There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

4

"Damn the sword! When Virginia wanted a sword, I gave her one. Now she sends me a toy! I require bread!"

"Damn the sword! When Virginia wanted a sword, I gave her one. Now she sends me a toy! I require bread!"

George Rogers Clark, American Soldier

4

"Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a family and stories about family, that is often a place to start."

"Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a family and stories about family, that is often a place to start."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Family, Writers

4

"It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible."

"It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Philosophy, Evil, Behavior, Truth

4

"A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten."

"A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten."

Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese Soldier

Enemy, Man, Military, Pride

4

"We were trained to live by our wits, in any circumstance."

"We were trained to live by our wits, in any circumstance."

William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier

4

"I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general."

"I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general."

Alfred M. Gray, American Soldier

Family, Mother, Father, Democracy, Troops

4

"I went to Ft Bragg and learned that Delta was indeed gearing up for the rescue. Still I was concerned the Reagan staff would not be willing to take the risk of sending an official military force into Laos."

"I went to Ft Bragg and learned that Delta was indeed gearing up for the rescue. Still I was concerned the Reagan staff would not be willing to take the risk of sending an official military force into Laos."

Bo Gritz, American Soldier

Force, Military, Risk

4

"Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, no winter in thy year."

"Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, no winter in thy year."

John A. Logan, American Soldier

Poetry, Song, Sorrow, Winter

4

"We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory."

"We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory."

Ralph Peters, American Soldier

Victory, May, Road, Will

4

"I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors."

"I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors."

Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Soldier

Colors, Man, Respect

4

"Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret."

"Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret."

Robert E. Lee, American Soldier

Life, Light, Regret, Will

4

"I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information."

"I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information."

Michael Mullen, American Soldier

Information, Nationalsecurity, Responsibility

4

"Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry."

"Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry."

Oliver Cromwell, English Soldier

4

"But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility."

"But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility."

Erwin Rommel, German Soldier

Courage, Expediency, Military, Stupidity

4

"And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don't see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all, go to the devil, sir, and go about our business."

"And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don't see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all, go to the devil, sir, and go about our business."

Christopher Gadsden, American Soldier

Business, Devil, Duty, Law

4

"Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control."

"Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

4

"A key point to bear in mind: The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You're better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve."

"A key point to bear in mind: The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You're better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Focus, Attention, Values, Truth

4

"We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that."

"We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Cause, Majority

4

"I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys."

"I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

4

"Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost."

"Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost."

Douglas Haig, British Soldier

4

"Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop the war, to find Saddam - whatever the information is going to be used for, at whatever cost."

"Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop the war, to find Saddam - whatever the information is going to be used for, at whatever cost."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Intelligence, War, Goal, Information

4

"Zealots often carry the day."

"Zealots often carry the day."

Bobby Ray Inman, American Soldier

4

"I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink."

"I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink."

William Halsey, American Soldier

Trust, Fighting, Man

4

"However, the fact that the tanks had now been raised to such a pitch of technical perfection that they could cross our undamaged trenches and obstacles did not fail to have a marked effect on our troops."

"However, the fact that the tanks had now been raised to such a pitch of technical perfection that they could cross our undamaged trenches and obstacles did not fail to have a marked effect on our troops."

Paul von Hindenburg, German Soldier

War, Effect, Fact, Now, Obstacles

4

"We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, 'Damn, we're Americans,' and smile."

"We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, 'Damn, we're Americans,' and smile."

Jay Garner, American Soldier

Patriotism, Americans, Day, Smile

4

"Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons."

"Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons."

R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier

3

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

3

"It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command."

"It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command."

George Crook, American Soldier

Life, Work, May, Now

3

"I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that."

"I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Fiction, Past

3

"The thing I would most like to see invented is a way of teaching children and grown-ups the difference between right and wrong."

"The thing I would most like to see invented is a way of teaching children and grown-ups the difference between right and wrong."

Robert Maxwell, British Soldier

Family, Children, Difference, Right, Teaching

3

"As a result of the 'hung' election of November 1932. Hitler set in motion the first of the 9 steps he would take in the next 52 days, which would, finally, bring him absolute power."

"As a result of the 'hung' election of November 1932. Hitler set in motion the first of the 9 steps he would take in the next 52 days, which would, finally, bring him absolute power."

William Waller, English Soldier

Power, First, Result

3

"My men and I have decided that our boss, the president of the United States, is as tough as woodpecker lips."

"My men and I have decided that our boss, the president of the United States, is as tough as woodpecker lips."

Charles A. Beckwith, American Soldier

Man, Men, Boss, President, States

3

"If you look at body fat, it seems to increase with age, even though your weight does not. That's a physiological fact of aging, they say. Heck it is. It is an adaptive effect of aging."

"If you look at body fat, it seems to increase with age, even though your weight does not. That's a physiological fact of aging, they say. Heck it is. It is an adaptive effect of aging."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

Age, Body, Effect, Fact

3

"When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got to be perfectly at home in men's clothes."

"When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got to be perfectly at home in men's clothes."

Calamity Jane, American Soldier

Home, Men, Clothes, First

3

"The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things."

"The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things."

Walter F. Ulmer, American Soldier

Purpose, Job, Sense

3

"An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution."

"An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution."

George Haven Putnam, American Soldier

People, Execution, Heaven, Oppression

3

"Observe the movements of the stars as if you were running their courses with them, and let your mind constantly dwell on the changes of the elements into each other. Such imaginings wash away the filth of life on the ground."

"Observe the movements of the stars as if you were running their courses with them, and let your mind constantly dwell on the changes of the elements into each other. Such imaginings wash away the filth of life on the ground."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Cosmos, Stars, Imagination, Change

3

"There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with."

"There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with."

William Halsey, American Soldier

Man, Men, Circumstances

3

"The SA is, and remains, Germany's destiny."

"The SA is, and remains, Germany's destiny."

Ernst Rohm, German Soldier

Destiny, Germany

3

"Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884."

"Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884."

Calamity Jane, American Soldier

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