"Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military……" — Barbara Tuchman

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• When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men… — Chinua Achebe
• You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally… — Scott Adams
• Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul. — Ezra Taft Benson
• But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness,… — Buffalo Bill
• Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
• The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war between two peoples who feel… — Alain de Botton
• You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that… — Terry Bradshaw
• I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads… — Alton Brown
• These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and… — Michael N. Castle
• Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he… — Winston Churchill
• My demons, inner strengths and physical battles have guided me through life. — GG Allin
• To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or… — Sun Tzu

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