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Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

~David Hackworth

Topics: American American People Commitment Everyday Exists Happen Involvement Must People Take Terrorism Too Total Wherever Which Will Without Years

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Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Dead Die Down Enemy Even Goof Grunt Guard Knowing Letting Line Might Off Still Them Wants Where

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It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Again Banging Danger Door Granted Human Human Nature Loudly Nature Start Taking Taking Things For Granted Things

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If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Consider Corrupt Fixed Moral Moral Obligation Obligation Off Personally Policy Shut Shut Up Sound Take Until Up

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Writing with you is the only thing that keeps me alive.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Alive Keeps Me Only The Only Thing Thing Writing You

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Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops.

~David Hackworth

Topics: About Bay Care Fervor Game Generals Good Grunt How Majority Our Politicians Support Taking Talk Too Troops

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In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Alert Alive Boots Butt Drill Fists Men Need Offenders Order Punish Rifle Stay Time Used Young Young Men

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The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Even Meaning More Old Racket Saying Shameful Taken War

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That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!

~David Hackworth

Topics: About American Get Grunt Making Really Right Stuff Supporting Sure Troops

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That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

~David Hackworth

Topics: Axis Because Destruction Fanatics Goal International Islamic Life Our Religious Same Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: November 11th, 1930

Died: May 4th, 2005

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