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“Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing to make sacrifices for one's country - as my comrades did. As the troops used to say, "If the country is good enough to live in, it's good enough to fight for." With privilege goes responsibility.”
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
“On ne découvre pas de terre nouvelle sans consentir à perdre de vue, d'abord et longtemps, tout rivage.
(One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.)”
― The Counterfeiters
(One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.)”
― The Counterfeiters
“War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine Corps training taught us to kill efficiently and to try to survive. But it also taught us loyalty to each other - and love. That espirit de corps sustained us.”
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
“The Japanese fought to win - it was a savage, brutal, inhumane, exhausting and dirty business. Our commanders knew that if we were to win and survive, we must be trained realistically for it whether we liked it or not. In the post-war years, the U.S. Marine Corps came in for a great deal of undeserved criticism in my opinion, from well-meaning persons who did not comprehend the magnitude of stress and horror that combat can be. The technology that developed the rifle barrel, the machine gun and high explosive shells has turned war into prolonged, subhuman slaughter. Men must be trained realistically if they are to survive it without breaking, mentally and physically.”
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
― With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
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