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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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Stay alert, stay alive.

Stay alert, stay alive.

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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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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Military Quotes,
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As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in read more

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he as a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that.

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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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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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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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Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

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