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Was it proof of madness in the first corps of sea officers to have, at so critical a period, launched out on the ocean with only two armed merchant ships, two armed brigantines, and one armed sloop, to make war against such a power as Great Britain? John Paul Jones

It is certainly for the interest of the service that a cordial interchange of civilities should subsist between superior and inferior officers, and therefore, it is bad policy in superiors to behave towards their inferiors indiscriminately, as though they were of a lower species. John Paul Jones

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And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with them, our shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them, our conduct of operations with them every single day defines the real relationship. John R. Allen

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We will oppose and resist tyranny as we will defeat evil. John R. Allen

Tyranny Will Evil Oppose Defeat Resist

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission. John R. Allen

Cornerstone Our Civilians Mission Protecting Afghan

Al Qaeda has significance beyond its numbers, frankly. And so for us, our 24-hour-a-day objective is to seek out those al Qaeda cells. And, as we seek them out, to target them and eliminate them. And we're doing that 24 hours a day. John R. Allen

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You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis. John R. Allen

Great Angry You Crisis Know Powers Make Get Decisions

We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism. John R. Allen

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Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies. John R. Allen

Military Weakness New Armies Hallmark Any Formation Really Planning Large

We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presence - and while we've got much work to do in the next 29 months, we'll have additional time later for the continued professionalization of the Afghan security forces. John R. Allen

We're pursuing a strategic partnership with Afghanistan on the case of the United States and Afghanistan where we're going to push toward a future. It is the future that the Afghans desire with the United States. It is a future that the Afghans desire with the international community and we desire that as well. John R. Allen

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We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term. John R. Allen

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There are tens of thousands of interactions every single day across Afghanistan between the Afghan troops and International Security Assistance Force. On most of those, every single day we continue to deepen and broaden the relationship we seek. John R. Allen

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And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the unambiguous international support for Afghanistan has been a very powerful message. You know, that was the message that came out of the NATO summit. We will not abandon Afghanistan. John R. Allen

To our enemies - to our enemies - we will pursue you as only America can. You will fear us. John R. Allen

You Fear Enemies Will Our Only Pursue America Us

Every American in uniform, in the White House or at home - USA! USA! USA! - we must be a force for unity in America, for a vision that includes all of us. All of us. Every man and woman, every race, every ethnicity, every faith and creed, including the Americans who are our precious Muslims. And every gender and every gender orientation. John R. Allen

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A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself. John W. Foster

Man Decision Never Himself Without Said Belong

The here-and-now is no mere filling of time, but a filling of time with God. John W. Foster

God Time Mere Filling

Don't get small units caught in between the forces of history. John W. Vessey, Jr.

History Small Between Forces Caught Get In-Between Units

I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd. Johnny Giles

Rather Crowd House Empty Than Front Full Play

We are tired out in making complaints and getting no redress. Joseph Brant

Tired Complaints Out Redress Making Getting

But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action. Joshua Chamberlain

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