"The function of combat is not merely to……" — Jim Webb
"The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies is to prepare men for leadership positions where they may someday exercise that command."
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33 Quotes by Jim Webb
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I left the Democratic Party basically on issues of national security during the end of the Vietnam War.
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The injustices endured by black Americans at the hands of their own government have no parallel in our history, not…
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World War II brought the Greatest Generation together. Vietnam tore the Baby Boomers apart.
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I was counsel on the full veterans committee, the first Vietnam veteran to serve as a full-committee counsel in Congress.…
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I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee to examine whether I should run for President in 2016.
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I learned long ago on the battlefields of Vietnam that in a crisis, there is no substitute for clear-eyed leadership.
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If I do commit myself to something, I will commit myself 100 percent.
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