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Failure is not inevitable and success is not guaranteed. But if we don't try, we certainly will not succeed.

— Larry O. Spencer Dark Horse (2021)

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Service in the military is a way of life. Every day, the people you work with and for all have a common bond: we took a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. At its core, we swore to give our lives if necessary to defend the country. There is no higher calling.

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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

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Greatness by nature includes a power, but not a will to power.

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The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.

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