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Charles E. Gannon on War

born 1960 United States

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Sometimes, thinking just didn’t do any good, didn’t provide any answers. Because for some questions—such as the arbitrariness of life and death during wartime—there weren’t any answers.

Trial by Fire (2014)

That’s one thing I’ve noticed about war, Richard: there’s always more than enough irony to go around.

Caine's Mutiny (2017)

Battles are lost because a combatant stops fighting too soon; wars are lost because a combatant does not stop fighting soon enough.

Caine's Mutiny (2017)

You gotta remember that in war, you’re not deciding between the bad thing to and the good thing. You’re choosing between the bad and the worse. And you can’t control the shit that happens after you choose.

Trial by Fire (2014)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles E. Gannon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.