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Combat Quotes by Manfred von Richthofen
- The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else…
- When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.
- Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to…
- I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to…
- The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.
- Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.
- If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.
- Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!
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- I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat. — George H. W. Bush
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- There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat. — Jimmy Carter
- Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within. — Miguel de Cervantes
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- Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and… — Hillary Clinton
- When a believer has crossed into the domain of the spiritual he daily ought to maintain a combat attitude in his spirit,… — Watchman Nee