Do our government's poorly paid contract killers deserve our 'support' for blindly following orders? — Ted Rall Copy Share Image
I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Just following orders' is no excuse unless you're in the bedroom.” — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
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“The claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history.” — Star Trek Copy Share Image
War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, 'I was just following… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
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“Looking back, the only ones who really paid for Abu Ghraib were the enlisted personnel, who were following orders, and General Taguba,… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
We were defined by what we did. What we had to do. I think this is why guys like football, and why… — Pete Hautman Copy Share Image
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We’ve always assumed The Aegis is all-knowing highly trained and organized but it’s nothing but a cult, isn’t it ? The weak… — Larissa Ione Copy Share Image
We can all be proud of our men and women in the military who are following their orders, carrying out their missions… — Ron Kind Copy Share Image
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“I’m not in the Scouts anymore,” I remind her. Mr. Moody our scoutmaster told me to get lost, so I did, and… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
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“Simply put, a strategy is the “what,” while tactics represent the “how.” “A strategy is an idea… A conceptualization of how the… — Chuck Frey Copy Share Image
Later, with time, I learned that although all men are capable of good and evil, the worst among them are those who,… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
We relinquished our freedom that day, and we were more than happy to see it go. From that moment on we lived… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
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For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
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“Takamasa Saegusa: 'Seigen, a mere member of the Toudouza, had the effrontery to sully the sacred dueling ground. For that reason, our… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
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“His hand was a claw, sharp enough to open her. She would be like all the others—Ruta Badowski, in her broken dancing… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
Most aspects of my training didn’t agree with me. There wasn’t as much bossing around as I’d hoped for, and there was… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
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