Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.

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William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was a Cherokee-American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorist. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory, now part of Oklahoma, and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". As an entertainer and humorist, he...

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If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.

Our lives improve only when we take chances—and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.

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Look at an infantryman's eyes, and you can tell how much war he has seen.

—Bill Mauldin

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A 1979 survey concluded that more Vietnam veterans had died by their own hand than in combat.

—John Langone

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You're immature. You've been unable to adjust to the idea of war."
"Yes, sir."
"You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you're at war and might get your head blown off any second."
"I more than resent it, sir. I'm absolutely incensed."
"… Misery depresses you. Ignorance depresses you. Persecution depresses you. Violence depresses you.… You know, it wouldn't surprise me if you're a manic depressive!

—Joseph Heller

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The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

—Walter Goodman

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