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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace." President George Washington

"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Nathan Hale

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." President John F. Kennedy

"God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to defend it." Daniel Webster

"Battle is the ultimate to which the whole life's labor of a [Soldier] should be directed. He may live to age of retirement without seeing a battle; still, he must always be getting ready for it exactly as if he knew the hour of day it is to break upon him. And then, whether it comes early or late, he must be willing to fight - he must fight." BG Charles F. Smith

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." Plato

"War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of mind that thinks nothing is worth fighting for is far worse." John Stuart Mill

"I have never taken any command into battle with the slightest desire to come out of it alive unless i won" General P.H. Sheridan

"In war, there is no substitute for victory" General Douglas MacArthur