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> [I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/i-think-as-a-rifle-platoon-and-company-commander-your-view-is-about-1/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

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## More by Oliver North

> [“Frenchie spoke: 'Captain, you should have seen my lieutenant. He was magnificent.' It wasn't the word magnificent that meant so much. It was what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/frenchie-spoke-captain-you-should-have-seen-my-lieutenant-he-was/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [History and war are cruel pedants. Those who know too little of the former are likely to have too much of the latter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/history-and-war-are-cruel-pedants-those-who-know-too-little-of-the/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/heroes-aren-t-athletes-who-set-new-sports-records-or-hollywood-actors/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/bill-clinton-is-not-my-commander-in-chief/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly. Ugly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/i-came-here-to-tell-you-the-truth-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ugly/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/i-thought-using-the-ayatollah-s-money-to-support-the-nicaraguan/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/and-of-course-there-is-so-much-of-world-war-ii-that-is-documented/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [If you could have imagined that someone is happy that Obama is president, it has to be Jimmy Carter because he is no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/if-you-could-have-imagined-that-someone-is-happy-that-obama-is/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [“The objective was simple: capture or kill the brutal leader of a kidnapping ring with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/the-objective-was-simple-capture-or-kill-the-brutal-leader-of-a/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [In uniform, I had to make judgments about the best course of action in combat when the only choices were 'bad' or 'worse.' As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/in-uniform-i-had-to-make-judgments-about-the-best-course-of-action-in/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [“Heros aren't defined by the way they die but how they live.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/heros-aren-t-defined-by-the-way-they-die-but-how-they-live/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to radical Islam since before they came to office. If you look at everything that's transpired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/the-obama-administration-has-turned-a-blind-eye-to-radical-islam/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/i-think-as-a-rifle-platoon-and-company-commander-your-view-is-about-1/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [“we shall acquit ourselves with honor, that we may never bring shame upon our faith, our families, or our fellow men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/we-shall-acquit-ourselves-with-honor-that-we-may-never-bring-shame/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

> [“Whoever has the sword will have the earth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/whoever-has-the-sword-will-have-the-earth/)

[Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/)

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