"I made all my generals out of..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
I made all my generals out of mud.
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“The contagion of crime is like that of the plague. Criminals collected together corrupt each other. They are worse than ever when, at the termination of their punishment, they return to society.”
“Soldiers! Here is the battle you have so long desired! Henceforth victory depends on you; we have need of it.”
“Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.”
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“When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party votes gets him 2 to 1 in the house, you know that somehow a message isn't getting out. It takes real leadership.”
“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”
“If our planes were shot down, yes, they's wake me right away. If the other fellows' were shot down, why wake me up?”
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“The tools belong to the man who can use them.”
“The foundation on which (our government is) built is the natural equality of man, the denial of every pre-eminence but that annexed to legal office, and particularly the denial of a pre-eminence by birth.”
“Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.”