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> [When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/when-this-war-is-over-the-japanese-language-will-be-spoken-only-in/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

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## More by William Halsey

> [All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/all-problems-become-smaller-if-you-don-t-dodge-them-but-confront-them/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/when-this-war-is-over-the-japanese-language-will-be-spoken-only-in/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/there-aren-t-any-great-men-there-are-just-great-challenges-that/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/the-marine-corps-has-just-been-called-by-the-new-york-times-the-elite/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [Kill Japs, kills Japs, kill more Japs!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/kill-japs-kills-japs-kill-more-japs/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [Strike fast, strike hard, strike often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/strike-fast-strike-hard-strike-often/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/there-are-no-great-men-just-great-circumstances-and-how-they-handle/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/if-you-want-to-go-anywhere-in-modern-war-in-the-air-on-the-sea-on-the/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [Hit hard, hit fast and hit often](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/hit-hard-hit-fast-and-hit-often/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [There are no great men, only ordinary men, who have met extraordinary challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/there-are-no-great-men-only-ordinary-men-who-have-met-extraordinary/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/i-never-trust-a-fighting-man-who-doesn-t-smoke-or-drink/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/there-are-no-extraordinary-men-just-extraordinary-circumstances-that/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/kill-japs-kill-japs-kill-more-japs/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [ \[Admiral Nelson's counsel\] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/admiral-nelson-s-counsel-guided-me-time-and-again-on-the-eve-of-the/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

> [I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-halsey/i-never-trust-a-fighting-man-who-doesnt-smoke-or-drink/)

[William Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-halsey/)

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