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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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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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When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; read more

When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a manuever, the blow with an agreement.

by Leon Trotsky Found in: Military Quotes,
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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

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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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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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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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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 justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

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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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