Norman Schwarzkopf

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Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for.

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Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be able to do that ought to be fired on the spot.

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It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

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Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.

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Unfortunately, if you've ever been in southern Georgia on the beaches in a lightning storm, if you're out there, you're in great, great danger, and you can be killed very, very quickly.

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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

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As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country'. But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country'.

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It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

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Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action.

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When placed in command, take charge.

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I get angry at a principle, not a person.

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