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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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We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much read more

We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing

by Navy Quote Found in: Military Quotes,
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War, children, is just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

War, children, is just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

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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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A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.

A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.

by George S. Patton Found in: Military Quotes,
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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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Stay alert, stay alive.

Stay alert, stay alive.

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We will either find a way, or make one.

We will either find a way, or make one.

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So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

by Sun Tzu Found in: Military Quotes,
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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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