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Generals do not always run wars the way they would like to, nor the troops under them.

— Christopher Vokes Vokes - My Story (1985)

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No one's reputation is quite what he himself perceives it ought to be.

Vokes - My Story (1985)

My recollection is that most of the crap coming out of the trial via the media had Meyer condemned even before the trial was over.

Vokes - My Story (1985)

Command is often not what you do but the way you do it.

Vokes - My Story (1985)

I was not going to go to bed forever with his unwarranted death on my conscience.

Vokes - My Story (1985)

The meek are a hell of a long way from inheriting the earth.

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