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> [In the US. Infantry Manual published during World War II, the soldier was told what to do if a live grenade fell into the trench where he and others were sitting: to wrap himself around the grenade so as to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatol-rapoport/in-the-us-infantry-manual-published-during-world-war-ii-the-soldier/)

[Anatol Rapoport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatol-rapoport/)

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> [A soldier told Pelopidas, "We are fallen among the enemies." Said he, "How are we fallen among them more than they among us?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plutarch/a-soldier-told-pelopidas-we-are-fallen-among-the-enemies-said-he-how/)

[Plutarch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plutarch/)

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