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Gen Joseph L Collins

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The American people rightly look to their military leaders to be not only skilled in the technical aspects of the profession of arms, but to be men of integrity.

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Gen Robert E Lee

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Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more. You should never wish to do less

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The American people rightly look to their military leaders to be not only skilled in the technical aspects of the profession of arms, but to be men of integrity.

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Gen Joseph L Collins

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Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more. You should never wish to do less.

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Gen Robert E Lee

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Leadership is intangible; therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

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Gen Omar Bradley

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Gen Omar Bradley

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Leadership is intangible therefor no weapon ever designed can replace it.

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If our air forces are never used they have achieved their finest goal

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Gen Nathan Twining

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Gen Nathan Twining

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If our air forces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal.

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If I didn’t have air supremacy, I wouldn’t be here.

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General Dwight D Eisenhower

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General Dwight D Eisenhower

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If I didn’t have air supremacy I wouldn’t be here

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I don’t mind being called tough, because in this racket it’s tough guys who lead the survivors.

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Gen Curtis E Lemay

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General Curtis E Lemay

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I don’t mind being called tough, because in this racket, it’s tough guys that lead the survivors.

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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

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Gen Ulysses S Grant

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Gen Ulysses S Grant

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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten; then he who continues the attack wins.

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War is an ugly thing. But not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse. Then person, who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself

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John Stuart Mill

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John Stuart Mill

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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight for, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

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Integrity is the fundamental premise for military service in a free society. Without integrity the moral pillars of our military strength, public trust, and self respect are lost.

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Gen Charles A Gabriel

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Gen Charles A Gabriel

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Integrity is the fundamental premise for military service in a free society. Without integrity, the moral pillars of our military strength, public trust and self respect are lost.

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It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag who allows the protestor to burn the flag.

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Father Denis Edward O Brien, SGT. USMC

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Father Denis Edward O Brien SGT

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It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag and whose coffin is draped by the flag that allows the protestor to burn the flag.

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War once declared must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off: but smitten down. You may then spare him every exaction, relinquish every gain, but till then he must be struck incessantly and remorselessly.

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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War once declared must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off: but smitten down. You may then spare him every exaction, relinquish every gain, but till then he must be struck incessantly and remorselessly.

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There is only one sort of discipline- perfect discipline. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.

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Gen Goerge S Patton

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Gen George S Patton

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There is only one sort of discipline- perfect discipline. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline.

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The power of excellence is overwhelming. It is always in demand, and nobody cares about its color.

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Gen David S Chappie James

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Gen David S Chappie James

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The power of excellence is overwhelming. It is always in demand and nobody cares about its color.