"You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property."

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Source: Honore: Sandbags won't save your life, www.cnn.com. March 27, 2009.

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Russel Honore

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Russel Honore is a retired U.S. Army General known for his leadership during Hurricane Katrina and his advocacy for accountability in public service.

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