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> [For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire, to consume, to indulge, and to shed whatever constraints might interfere with those endeavors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/for-the-majority-of-contemporary-americans-the-essence-of-life/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

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## More by Andrew Bacevich

> [Americans once believed that their prosperity and way of life depended on having assured access to Persian Gulf oil. Today, that is no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/americans-once-believed-that-their-prosperity-and-way-of-life/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [I began to appreciate that authentic truth is never simple and that any version of truth handed down from on high - whether by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/i-began-to-appreciate-that-authentic-truth-is-never-simple-and-that/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [Apart from a commendable determination to discomfit Trump and members of his inner circle (select military figures excepted, at least for now), journalism remains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/apart-from-a-commendable-determination-to-discomfit-trump-and-members/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [We are squandering our wealth. In many respects, to the extent that we persist in our imperial delusions, we're also going to squander our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/we-are-squandering-our-wealth-in-many-respects-to-the-extent-that-we/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [Memorial Day orators will say that a G.I.'s life is priceless. Don't believe it. I know what value the U.S. government assigns to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/memorial-day-orators-will-say-that-a-g-i-s-life-is-priceless-don-t/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [Each year terrorist attacks kill far fewer Americans than do auto accidents, drug overdoses, or even lightning strikes. Yet in the allocation of government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/each-year-terrorist-attacks-kill-far-fewer-americans-than-do-auto/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [Are there any military actions that the president of the United States may not order on his own authority? If so, what are they?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/are-there-any-military-actions-that-the-president-of-the-united/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [In present-day America, expressing reverence for those who serve in uniform is something akin to a religious obligation. Everyone professes to cherish America's "warriors."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/in-present-day-america-expressing-reverence-for-those-who-serve-in/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/for-the-majority-of-contemporary-americans-the-essence-of-life/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

> [Sometimes, when you can't fix the problem on your own, you need to make some compromises and find the partners who can get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/sometimes-when-you-can-t-fix-the-problem-on-your-own-you-need-to-make/)

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> [Why do terrorist attacks that kill a handful of Europeans command infinitely more American attention than do terrorist attacks that kill far larger numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/why-do-terrorist-attacks-that-kill-a-handful-of-europeans-command/)

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> [Time and again-from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the events of 9/11 to the onset of the Arab Spring-events have caught the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/time-and-again-from-the-collapse-of-the-soviet-union-to-the-events-of/)

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> [The U.S. has become a defacto one-party state, with the legislative branch permanently controlled by an incumbent's party and every president exploiting his role…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/the-u-s-has-become-a-defacto-one-party-state-with-the-legislative/)

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> [If any overarching conclusion emerges from the Afghan and Iraq Wars (and from their Israeli equivalents), it's this: victory is a chimera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/if-any-overarching-conclusion-emerges-from-the-afghan-and-iraq-wars/)

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> [To divine the course of world events, you'd do as well to probe the entrails of dead animals. Better still, ask your hairstylist. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/to-divine-the-course-of-world-events-you-d-do-as-well-to-probe-the/)

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