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> [I will never say, 'support the troops.' I don't believe in the validity of that statement. People say, 'I don't support the war, I support the troops' as though you can actually separate the two. You cannot; the troops are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-naughton/i-will-never-say-support-the-troops-i-don-t-believe-in-the-validity/)

Thomas Naughton

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## More by Thomas Naughton

> [I will never say, 'support the troops.' I don't believe in the validity of that statement. People say, 'I don't support the war, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-naughton/i-will-never-say-support-the-troops-i-don-t-believe-in-the-validity/)

Thomas Naughton

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