Quote of the Day

"I scoff at America."
-- Erich Ludendorff, Generalquartiermeister, Imperial German Army,
upon being told of the possible consequences of resuming unrestricted submarine warfare

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"They don't pay me to think, they pay me to be an Admiral."
-- Vice-Admiral Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne, Commanding, British Mediterranean Fleet
November 1912-August 1914

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  "I take command of this gun!"
- Rebel soldier, throwing himself upon the muzzle of a cannon during the assault on the 153rd Pennsy...