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> [When my father went back into the military in 1947 and was gone for 3-1/2 years, my mother was 24 years old with four kids in a town she didn't know that well with no military services available, no family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/when-my-father-went-back-into-the-military-in-1947-and-was-gone-for-3/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

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## More by Jim Webb

> [Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/affirmative-action-was-designed-to-recognize-the-uniquely-difficult/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [And all of these together, as much as any campaign the Marine Corps has ever pursued, have brought an unrelenting, never-ceasing pride to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/and-all-of-these-together-as-much-as-any-campaign-the-marine-corps/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [The wealth of a society isn't measured at the top, but at the bottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/the-wealth-of-a-society-isn-t-measured-at-the-top-but-at-the-bottom/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far more media…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/on-any-given-vote-on-any-given-day-a-smart-senator-who-has-taken-a/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [Your first six months in the Senate, you spend a lot of time wondering how the hell you got here. After that, you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/your-first-six-months-in-the-senate-you-spend-a-lot-of-time-wondering/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee to examine whether I should run for President in 2016.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/i-have-decided-to-launch-an-exploratory-committee-to-examine-whether/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/i-have-proudly-spent-several-periods-in-government-but-i-m-not-a/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [History shows that you can't - you can't have security in Southeast Asia without security in Northeast Asia. It's just the reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/history-shows-that-you-can-t-you-can-t-have-security-in-southeast/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [I walk fast. I have an aversion to wasting time. My sense of constant motion is one of the reasons that my eldest daughter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/i-walk-fast-i-have-an-aversion-to-wasting-time-my-sense-of-constant/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/the-venerable-robert-e-lee-has-taken-some-vicious-hits-as-dishonest/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [I was raised with the notion that there is no greater honor than to find a way to serve your country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/i-was-raised-with-the-notion-that-there-is-no-greater-honor-than-to/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [I'm probably more comfortable inside a Marine Corps rifle company than I am anywhere in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/i-m-probably-more-comfortable-inside-a-marine-corps-rifle-company/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [The injustices endured by black Americans at the hands of their own government have no parallel in our history, not only during the period…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/the-injustices-endured-by-black-americans-at-the-hands-of-their-own/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [The frustration of the Senate is that it's slow. It looks like an aquarium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/the-frustration-of-the-senate-is-that-it-s-slow-it-looks-like-an/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

> [One of the issues that I've raised on the Foreign Relations Committee, and I raised it when Secretary Locke came for his confirmation hearing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/one-of-the-issues-that-i-ve-raised-on-the-foreign-relations-committee/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

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