"If we slide into one of those rare……" — Ernest K. Gann

If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty,… - Ernest K. Gann

"If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a considerable percentage of our material is bound to malfunction even before it is deployed against a foe. We no longer waste manpower by carrying the flag into battle. Instead we need battalions of electronic engineers to keep the terrible machinery grinding."

— Ernest K. Gann

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Those who follow the banners oreason are like the well-disciplined battalions which, wearing a more sober uniform and making a… — Walter Scott
There must be a corps that will battle for righteousness, for there are endless battalions who serve unrighteousness. — Janet Morris
By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder - infinitely prouder -… — Douglas MacArthur
God is on the side of the big battalions. — George Bernard Shaw
We come to the New Testament, where again a host of imperative verbs is mustered in support of that miserable… — Martin Luther
Wait a while; there will come to you mounts, carrying lions in shining armor, battalions followed by battalions. — Khalid ibn al-Walid
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God is always with the strongest battalions. — Frederick The Great
Everything becomes agitated. Ideas quick-march into motion like battalions of a grand army to its legendary fighting ground, and the… — HonorÈ De Balzac
If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe. — Mike Jackson
So many sins against the poor cry out to high heaven! One of the most deadly sins is to deprive… — Dorothy Day
The Bible is not merely a book-it is a living power. . . . Nowhere as in the Bible can… — Napoleon Bonaparte

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