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Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events. Henry Knox

Government Events Liberty Result Country Reflect Every Consequences Dreadful Prevent Shall Step Step Forward Bound His Friend Which Forward

Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers, and say that taxes have been assessed too high and collected too rigidly. Henry Knox

Government Nature Men Too Our Distance Say Rulers Apt Systems Collected High Admired Been Accuse Taxes Who Assessed

When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high. Hideki Tojo

Today Great Blessing Great American State High Would Would-Be Seems Attack Had Clear Supposed Concentrated Surprise Been Reflecting Very American Heaven Achieving Succeeded Fleet Should Harbor Pearl Pearl Harbor Alert

The Japanese government has accepted the notion that Japan is the loser, and it appears to be going to accept unconditional surrender. Such a position frustrates the officers and soldiers of the imperial armed forces. Hideki Tojo

Government Surrender Soldiers Imperial Unconditional Armed Armed Forces Forces Accept Accepted Loser Officers Going Frustrate Japan Japanese Notion Appears Position

On October 18, 1941, I suddenly received a mandate from His Majesty to form a new cabinet. This was completely unexpected, and when I was summoned to the Imperial Palace I thought I would be questioned on the army's point of view. Hideki Tojo

To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats. Hideki Tojo

Freedom Respect People Free Seek Threats New Equally Without Advocate Existence New Order Stable Order Prejudice Basis

From the point of the view of the nation's power, it was obvious that while we were fighting the Sino-Japanese war, every effort was to be made to avoid adding to our enemies and opening additional fronts. Hideki Tojo

War Enemies Made Power Nation Fighting Every Adding Additional Our Point Opening Obvious Were Effort Fronts While View Avoid

In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time. Hideki Tojo

Therefore, if one were to consider that there was virtually no possibility of success through the US-Japan negotiations, the military and economic pressures would only force Japan into further crisis if time were allowed to pass in vain. Hideki Tojo

Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations of the world should find their places, had followed a policy designed to restore an expeditious peace between Japan and China. Hideki Tojo

War Peace World Destruction Made All Nations Find Followed Restore Throughout Had Between Period Policy Spreading Efforts Nations China Places Japan Should Belief Keep Based Designed Honest

Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments. Hideki Tojo

War Freedom Justice Respect People World Destruction Hatred Hasty Seek Civilization Emotion True Thus Make Judgments Personal Personal Freedom View

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year. Horatio Nelson

Truth Made Year Increasing Worn Our Ours Out Would Would-Be Finds Staying More He Know Hear His Than Often Order Fancy Boast Fleet Sea Port Suffers Keeping Night Kept

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. Horatio Nelson

Happiness Soul King Country Alive Only Envious Sin Most Glory Greatest Am Greatest Happiness Covet Offending Gracious Serve

The heart and soul of a Navy SEAL is somebody who's committed to their country and committed to their teammates. Howard E. Wasdin

Soul Heart Somebody Country Teammates Heart And Soul Committed Seal Navy

I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles growing up. I didn't have any type of real nurturing as a kid. I hope people will relate to my story and go, 'Hey, if this guy can do it, so can I.' Howard E. Wasdin

Hope People Nurturing Will Relate Type Hey Kid Would Insight Some Faced Someone Guy Share Obstacles Real Go Lot Up Any Want Story Us Seal Growing Growing Up Why

If you've never met a Navy SEAL and you ran into one at a bar, you probably still wouldn't know he's a Navy SEAL. Howard E. Wasdin

You Met Ran Never He Know Still Bar Seal Navy

All SEALS in my mind are equally elite. It doesn't matter if you're SEAL Team Two, One, Six, 10, it doesn't matter. All SEALS are equally elite. Howard E. Wasdin

You Matter Mind Equally Six Seal Team Seals Elite Two

I can take just about anyone and make them physically strong. Howard E. Wasdin

Strong About Physically Take Make Just Anyone Them

The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He's giving as much credit to his teammates who got him to that position. Howard E. Wasdin

Giving Teammates Back Finally Trigger Guy He Him Himself Got His Much Who Bin Credit Pulled Position

I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the 101st, and all of those of you in the greatest generation and the service that you had provided. Hugh Shelton

Service War Great You Generation World Seen Films Those Out Had Greatest Greatest Generation Provided World War World War II

Whether or not you could actually increase the size of the force is something that will have to be determined. Hugh Shelton

You Will Increase Determined Something Could Force Size Whether Actually

Wayne Downing is also a great leader, has served our nation very well, and I think it's great that he's coming back to join a very capable administration already of dealing with this problem, and it will just strengthen that team. Hugh Shelton

Great Problem Will Leader Nation Think Back Our Wayne Administration Great Leader Join He Also Well Dealing Coming Very Just Capable Team Downing Served Strengthen

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