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"Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound."

"Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound."

William Bligh, British Soldier

50

"If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds."

"If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds."

Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier

Travel, Sight, Victims

50

"We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it."

"We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

50

"It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying."

"It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Power, Army, Blood, Community

50

"Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place."

"Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Negotiation, Flags, States, United

50

"No damn man kills me and lives."

"No damn man kills me and lives."

Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Soldier

50

"I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time."

"I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Time, Ability, Job

50

"The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first of July, up to Baghdad. I joined my brigade to take command at the end of June."

"The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first of July, up to Baghdad. I joined my brigade to take command at the end of June."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Military, End, First, July, June

50

"The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other."

"The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other."

Douglas MacArthur, American Soldier

Age, Conscience, Voice, World

50

"When I begin to eliminate from the list all those professions which are impossible from a financial point of view and then those which I feel disinclined to-it leaves nothing."

"When I begin to eliminate from the list all those professions which are impossible from a financial point of view and then those which I feel disinclined to-it leaves nothing."

Wilfred Owen, English Soldier

Finance, Financial, Nothing

50

"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."

"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."

Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier

Army, Responsibility

50

"Today, Germany is on the borders of Europe everywhere."

"Today, Germany is on the borders of Europe everywhere."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Nationalism, Europe, Germany, Today

50

"We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the mount."

"We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the mount."

Omar N. Bradley, American Soldier

Science vs. Religion, Mystery

50

"Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?"

"Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?"

Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier

Failure, Consequences, Succeed

50

"The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes."

"The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes."

Karl Von Clausewitz, Prussian Soldier

War, Goal, Isolation

50

"All the 20th we were endeavouring to get into Adventure Bay but were prevented by variable winds."

"All the 20th we were endeavouring to get into Adventure Bay but were prevented by variable winds."

William Bligh, British Soldier

50

"I love chapbooks. They're in some ways the ideal form in which to publish and read poems. You can read 19 poems in a way you can't sit down and read 60 to 70 pages of poems."

"I love chapbooks. They're in some ways the ideal form in which to publish and read poems. You can read 19 poems in a way you can't sit down and read 60 to 70 pages of poems."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

50

"The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English."

"The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, English

50

"The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions."

"The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Confidence, Decisions

50

"I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it."

"I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it."

William Odom, American Soldier

Military, Old, Reform, Will

50

"In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society."

"In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Society, Computer, President

50

"As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all."

"As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all."

George McClellan, American Soldier

Rights, Military, Necessity, Respect

50

"I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training."

"I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training."

Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier

Exercise, Training, Weight

50

"I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction."

"I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Fiction, Will, Writing

50

"Do nothing which is of no use."

"Do nothing which is of no use."

Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese Soldier

50

"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

50

"War is fear cloaked in courage."

"War is fear cloaked in courage."

William Westmoreland, American Soldier

War, Fear, Courage

49

"The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so."

"The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so."

Alex Morrison, Canadian Soldier

Army, Being, Canada, Departure

49

"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

49

"Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader."

"Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

Leadership, Leader

49

"Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand."

"Here I am in my first command - a bit dazed but feeling very grand."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Emotional, Feeling, First

49

"One of the most powerful devices is to distort time, to go from human time to atomic time, geologic time. Sometimes you can actually accomplish that, with one unexpected word choice."

"One of the most powerful devices is to distort time, to go from human time to atomic time, geologic time. Sometimes you can actually accomplish that, with one unexpected word choice."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Time, Choice, Word

49

"When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters."

"When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

49

"In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian support, we were risking losing our alliance in Europe in exchange for Iraq, and that is a very undesirable exchange."

"In fact, it struck me when we invaded last year that if we did it without European and East Asian support, we were risking losing our alliance in Europe in exchange for Iraq, and that is a very undesirable exchange."

William Odom, American Soldier

Opposition, Alliance, Europe, Fact, Iraq

49

"Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines."

"Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Justice, Imprisonment, Property

49

"On the night of the 1st of September we observed for the first time signs of the natives being in the neighbourhood. Fires were seen on the low land near Cape Frederick Henry, and at daylight we saw the natives with our glasses."

"On the night of the 1st of September we observed for the first time signs of the natives being in the neighbourhood. Fires were seen on the low land near Cape Frederick Henry, and at daylight we saw the natives with our glasses."

William Bligh, British Soldier

Time, Being, First, Land

49

"I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There wasn't a lot of support for those soldiers."

"I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There wasn't a lot of support for those soldiers."

Janis Karpinski, American Soldier

Thought, Care, Mission, Priorities

49

"One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can go from talking about the way a minute passes to the way a century passes, or a lifetime."

"One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can go from talking about the way a minute passes to the way a century passes, or a lifetime."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Poetry, Talking

49

"Very good wine was bought at ten pounds per pipe, the contract price; but the superior quality was fifteen pounds; and some of this was not much inferior to the best London Madeira."

"Very good wine was bought at ten pounds per pipe, the contract price; but the superior quality was fifteen pounds; and some of this was not much inferior to the best London Madeira."

William Bligh, British Soldier

Quality, London, Wine

49

"As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi."

"As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

Terrorism, Network

49

"The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize, without prejudice, with the peoples of East Asia."

"The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize, without prejudice, with the peoples of East Asia."

Hideki Tojo, Japanese Soldier

Failure, America, Prejudice, Reason

49

"There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry."

"There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry."

George Armstrong Custer, American Soldier

49

"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Stoicism, Spirit, Calm, Reality, Awareness

49

"I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive."

"I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive."

Bo Gritz, American Soldier

49

"No man is happy who does not think himself so."

"No man is happy who does not think himself so."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Happiness, Thinking, Self, Mind

49

"I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly just curiosity to see what you can do."

"I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly just curiosity to see what you can do."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Life, Curiosity, Writing

49

"My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me."

"My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me."

Lord Mountbatten, British Soldier

Family, Father, Children

49

"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

49

"He was a man, he always performed his promises."

"He was a man, he always performed his promises."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

49

"The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton."

"The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton."

Arthur Wellesley, English Soldier

49

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