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"You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint. Be a saint and a soldier, together"
"For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American tradition. Self-defense is not only our right, it is our duty."
"The US Army has announced that although it is true they performed mind-destroying drug tests on hundreds of soldiers in the 1960s, none of the victims have been promoted beyond the rank of lieutenant colonel."
"Some soldier will say, 'You know, sir, you and I have some political disagreements, but I'm glad you came all the way out here.' And you know, you say, 'Well, maybe one day you'll see the light but I'm glad to be out here with you.'"
"I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise."
"Even the soldiers need a break sometimes."
"Ambition, the soldier's virtue."
"It seems a stray bullet actually pierced the testicle of a Union soldier and lodged itself in the ovaries of a woman standing approximately 100 ft. away. She's alright, the baby's doing fine...ofcourse the soldier's a little pissed off."
"Die in obeying commands like a soldier, and go to Nirvana, but no cowardice."
"The worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so."
"To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war."
"NAPOLEON: What shall we do with this soldier, Giuseppe? Everything he says is wrong. GIUSEPPE: Make him a general, Excellency, and then everything he says will be right."
"You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young ones carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub."
"I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?"
"When a soldier complains of his hard life (or a labourer, etc.) try giving him nothing to do."
"Turkish soldiers are very brave. They love their homeland and they do not hesitate to give their lives for it if necessary."
"To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs."
"As wars come and go, my soldier stays eternal"
"I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers"
"When you know the truth, the truth makes you a soldier."
