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Quotes from Bended Knee Speech — Alexander Vandegrift

1887–1973 United States

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Sentiment is not a valid consideration in determining questions of national security. We have pride in ourselves and in our past, but we do not rest our case on any presumed ground of gratitude owing us from the Nation. The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps.

Bended Knee Speech (1946)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alexander Vandegrift (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.