"War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support." - Colin Powell
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"My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military." - Smedley Butler
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"We have reached an important point when the end begins to come into view." - William Westmoreland
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"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." - Ulysses S. Grant
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"Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind." - Douglas MacArthur
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"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!" - John J. Pershing
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"I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes." - Douglas MacArthur
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“You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening.” - Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
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"There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don't think you do. It's just business." - James Mattis
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"In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash." - Douglas MacArthur
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"Strategic air assault is wasted if it is dissipated piecemeal in sporadic attacks between which the enemy has an opportunity to readjust defenses or recuperate." - Henry H. Arnold
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"Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way." - George S. Patton Jr.
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"There is no corporation in the world that would, in a competitive environment, try and concentrate all decisions at the corporate level." - James Mattis
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"The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the army." - John J. Pershing
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"We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction." - Douglas MacArthur
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"Your Marines having been under my command for nearly six months, I feel that I can give you a discriminating report as to their excellent standing with their brothers of the army and their general good conduct." - John J. Pershing
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"I don't fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, 'Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?" - George S. Patton Jr.
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"It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped." - William T. Sherman
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"Just try to make the world a better place for your having been here." - Jimmy Doolittle
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"If our airforces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal." - Nathan Farragut Twining
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"My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!" - Stonewall Jackson
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"The first and absolute requirement of strategic air power in this war was control of the air in order to carry out sustained operations without prohibitive losses." - Carl Andrew Spaatz
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"An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body." - George S. Patton Jr.
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"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war." - Norman Schwarzkopf
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"Fatigue makes cowards of us all." - George S. Patton Jr.
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"I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal or abandon their comrades." - Stanley McChrystal
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"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy." - Colin Powell
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"If you know how to shoot, and are quite ready to shoot, the chances are that you won't have to shoot." -John J. Pershing
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"In our country one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out." - William T. Sherman
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