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It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.

— George S. Patton

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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

War As I Knew It (1947)

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

I finished the Koran – a good book and interesting.

There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.

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