"A person like myself, born and raised in……" — Allen West

A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of… - Allen West

"A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat."

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
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Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men. — Jane Addams
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Neither the Army nor the Navy is of any protection, or very little protection, against aerial raids. — Alexander Graham Bell
Back in Chicago, all we cared about was rock 'n' roll and staying out of the army. — John Belushi
I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste. — Mayim Bialik
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
My dad was in the Army. The Army's not great pay, but, you know, we moved from Army patch to… — James Blunt
Women are nothing but machines for producing children. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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