Quote #36

commenting retrospectively on General Eisenhower, his Chief of Staff in the Philippines prior to WWII- 'He was the best clerk I ever had.'

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  1. Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
  2. after hearing of the heavy casualties at the European front compared to his SW Pacific front ' Good commanders don't turn in heavy casualti…
  3. You are remembered for the rules you break.
  4. You only grow old by deserting your ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, giving up wrinkles the soul.
  5. This is where I came from, and I thank a merciful God that I am able to return.
  6. My first memory was of the sound of bugles.
  7. I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the Army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all of…
  8. The tragedy of Korea is further heightened by the fact that its military action is confined to its territorial limits. It condemns that nat…

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