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Pain is weakness leaving the body.

~Chesty Puller

Topics: Body Leaving Pain Weakness

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In the Marine Corps, your buddy is not only your classmate or fellow officer, but he is also the Marine under your command. If you don't prepare yourself to properly train him, lead him, and support him on the battlefield, then you're going to let him down. That is unforgivable in the Marine Corps.

~Chesty Puller

Topics: Also Battlefield Buddy Command Corps Down Fellow Going He Him Lead Marine Marine Corps Officer Only Prepare Properly Support Then Train You Your Yourself

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I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek safety in the rear... Officers should be forward with their men at the point of impact.

~Chesty Puller

Topics: Always Believed Country Forward Great Great Value He His Impact Life Men Officer Officers Point Rank Rear Regardless Safety Seek Should Value

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My definition, the definition that I've always believed in, is that esprit de corps means love for one's own military legion - in my case, the United States Marine Corps. It means more than self-preservation, religion, or patriotism. I've also learned that this loyalty to one's corps travels both ways: up and down.

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Topics: Also Always Believed Both Both Ways Case Corps Definition Down Learned Legion Love Loyalty Marine Marine Corps Means Military More Own Patriotism Religion Self-Preservation States Than Travels United United States Up Up And Down Ways

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Paperwork will ruin any military force.

~Chesty Puller

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If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don't make them work completely in the dark. If you do, they won't do a bit more than they have to. But if they comprehend, they'll work like mad.

~Chesty Puller

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What the American people want to do is fight a war without getting hurt. You can't do that any more than you can get into a barroom fight without getting hurt... Unless the American people are willing to send their sons out to fight an aggressor, there just isn't going to be any United States.

~Chesty Puller

Topics: American American People Any Fight Get Getting Going Hurt Just More Out People Send Sons States Than United United States Unless Want War Willing Without You

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My definition, a definition in the drill books from the time that General Von Steuben wrote the regulations for General George Washington, the definition of the object of military training is success in battle... It wouldn't be any sense to have a military organization on the backs of the American taxpayers with any other definition.

~Chesty Puller

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You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em.

~Chesty Puller

Topics: Hit Hurt You

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In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live four years.

~Chesty Puller

Topics: Alone Army Confederacy Confederate Courage Four Judged Live Made Officer Possible Stark Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: June 26th, 1898

Died: October 11th, 1971

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