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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, t

War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. – George Washington

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Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. – George Washington

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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. – George Washington

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What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants. – Joseph Wood Krutch

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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning. – William Westmoreland

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