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• War has also taught me that each one of us contains every ingredient of the human recipe. By varying measure we are all cowards and brave men, thieves and honest men, selfish and selfless men, malingerers and champions, weasels and lions. The only question is how much of each attribute we allow—or force—to dominate our being.
• In combat, there are no winners. The victors just happen to lose less than the vanquished.
• As a rule, armies hate change—and no one hates change more than the ones who have benefited most by the status quo: the general officers.
• Next they spent months “what-iffing” their paper unit. They had to be able to anticipate every objection to their creation in advance and have a sound, well-thought-out response to every question. Allies were sought. Powerful and influential generals who could block the formation of the unit were sounded out as to their feelings on the idea. Nothin...
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