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If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you read more
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the read more
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Stay alert, stay alive.
Stay alert, stay alive.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a read more
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.
War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.
War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
