“We’ve got no place in this outfit for good losers. We want tough hombres who will go in there and win!” Another variation: “The navy has no place for good losers! The navy needs tough sons of bitches who can go out there and win!” Admiral Jonas Ingram (1887 to 1952) Jonas Howard Ingram was… Read More
“The greatest mistake you can make in this life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” Elbert Hubbard (1856 to 1915) Elbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Elbert and his second wife, Alice Moore Hubbard, died aboard the RMS Lusitania when it was sunk by a German submarine… Read More
“Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledge hammer.” Another variation: “Sometimes killing a fly with a sledge hammer is entirely appropriate. It doesn’t make the fly any more dead, but the rest of the flies sure sit up and take notice.” I.L. Holdridge Holdridge, aka Major H, was a Major… Read More
“Our strategy is to destroy the enemy from within, to conquer him through himself.” Adolf Hitler (1889 to 1945) Adolf Hitler is one of the most well-known – and reviled – figures in history. As the leader of Nazi Germany, he orchestrated both World War II and the Holocaust, events that led to the deaths… Read More
“Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.” Adolf Hitler (1889 to 1945) Adolf Hitler is one of the most well-known – and reviled – figures in history. As the leader of Nazi Germany, he orchestrated both World War II and the Holocaust, events that led… Read More
“People have killed only when they could not achieve their aim in other ways … there is a broadened strategy, with intellectual weapons … Why should I demoralize the enemy by military means if I can do so better and more cheaply in other ways?” Adolf Hitler (1889 to 1945) Adolf Hitler is one of… Read More
“Strength lies not in defense but in attack.” Adolf Hitler (1889 to 1945) Adolf Hitler is one of the most well-known – and reviled – figures in history. As the leader of Nazi Germany, he orchestrated both World War II and the Holocaust, events that led to the deaths of at least 40,000,000 people. In… Read More
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