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“To err is human, but in war you’ve got to be divine. Nobody’s heard a shot fired in anger in this country since 1865, and most of us don’t realize—simply do not realize—that we can lose this little old war.” While Ellery was puzzling out
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“Spruance sent an appropriate message of commendation and appreciation to Mitscher and Task Force 58. “This has been an auspicious beginning for the operations immediately ahead,” said Spruance. “I am proud to have operated with you again.”
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
“The job of a science fiction writer, I think, is to spin out tales about other times and strange planets, using known facts as beginning points, and without violating any known facts. In Venus Boy I have tried to do this. I think I have created a picture of life on the surface of Venus that is possible, if just barely possible.”
― Venus Boy
― Venus Boy
“On one bizarre night the Japanese landed a transport plane on an American airfield, and 22 Japanese commandos galloped out and proceeded to destroy 7 parked aircraft and 70,000 gallons of aviation gasoline.”
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
“Ambassador Spruance, a quiet person by nature,” wrote one associate to Forrestel, “listened, absorbed, and then formed his own independent, sound judgments. His decisions, calmly and carefully considered, but definite in purpose, reminded me of a steam roller pursuing a determined, inexorable course. His quietness is deceptive. He is a deep thinker, a meticulous planner, and a person of unusual intuition and perception. The absence of bombast in a person of his achievements is one of his greatest attributes.”
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
“The role of the embassy and the Country Team became one of giving advice and encouragement to Magsaysay and the Nacionalistas.”
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
― The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
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