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George C. Marshall Quotes: We must stop setting our sights by the light of each passing ship; instead we must set our course by the stars.
         

We must stop setting our sights by the light of each passing ship; instead we must set our course by the stars.


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It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.



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What other people do shouldn't affect you - we do things because of the kind of person we each want to be



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Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.



Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world.

Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world.



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The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.



We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.

We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.



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Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.



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Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual.



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And of course I'm in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up in the air,Gone with the wind-

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