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When I first went to school, I was fighting all the time. The soldier mentality was still in me. I kept getting expelled. I found it hard to take instructions from anyone who wasn't a military commander.

~Emmanuel Jal

Topics: Anyone Commander Expelled Fighting First Found Getting Hard Instructions Kept Me Mentality Military School Soldier Still Take Time Who

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If what I've been told is true - and I believe it is, General David Petraeus, a commander with soldiers deployed in two theaters of war, has had multiple meetings with Dick Cheney, the former vice-president of the United States, to discuss Petraeus's candidacy for the Republican nomination for the presidency.

~Eric Massa

Topics: Been Believe Cheney Commander David Deployed Dick Cheney Discuss Former General Had Meetings Multiple Nomination Presidency Republican Soldiers States Theaters True Two United United States Vice-President War I Believe

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My father would be an amazing, amazing commander in chief.

~Eric Trump

Topics: Amazing Chief Commander Father Would

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I do think hubris played a role here as well, the belief that the Lusitania was too big and too fast to ever be caught by any submarine, and that, in any case, no U-boat commander would think to attack the ship because to do so would violate the long-held rules governing naval warfare against merchant shipping.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Against Any Attack Because Belief Big Case Caught Commander Ever Fast Governing Here Hubris Merchant Naval Played Role Rules Ship Shipping Submarine Think Too Violate Warfare Well Would

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But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

~Erwin Rommel

Topics: Against Commander Courage Expediency Goes Insisted Irresponsibility Military Stupidity Which

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I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief.

~Fidel Castro

Topics: Accept Aspire Chief Commander Council Neither Nor Position President State Will

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Jesus Christ is our supreme commander, but He operates only through His word, which is unquestionably a training manual. However, He has many interpreters, and few people see the Bible as a true training manual.

~Gary North

Topics: Bible Christ Commander Few Few People He His However Jesus Jesus Christ Manual Many Only Our People See Supreme Through Training True Unquestionably Which Word

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