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The man who has had it roughest is the man to be most admired. Conversely, he who has had it the easiest is the least praiseworthy.
It is an American weakness. The success becomes the sage. Scientists counsel on civil liberty; comedians and actresses lead political rallies; athletes tell us what brand of cigarette to smoke.
If a man must live in mud and go hungry and risk his flesh you must give him a reason for it, you must
give him a cause. A conclusion is not a cause.
And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: One more Marine reporting, sir— I’ve served my time in Hell.
From night problems we learned one lasting lesson: when a map and a compass come into contact with a second lieutenant, prepare yourself for confusion.
to kill, they go to be killed, to risk their flesh, to insert their precious persons in the path of destruction.
That is why there are no glorious living, but only glorious dead. Heroes turn traitor, warriors age and grow soft—but a victim is changeless, sacrifice is eternal.
