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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 don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.

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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.

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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave read more

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

by Horace Found in: Military Quotes,
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Aye. Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live. At least awhile... And dying in your beds, many years read more

Aye. Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live. At least awhile... And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance -- just one chance -- to come back here and tell our enemies that they make take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!

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I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the read more

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all around the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to give the roar.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Military Quotes,
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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.

by Lord Salisbury Found in: Military Quotes,
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The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.

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Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Military Quotes,
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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.

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Stay alert, stay alive.

Stay alert, stay alive.

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