David M. Shoup quotes

David M. Shoup quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.”
-- David M. Shoup

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“Remember, God provides the best camouflage several hours out of every 24.”
-- David M. Shoup

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“To lack intelligence is to be in the ring blindfolded.”
-- David M. Shoup

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“The galleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. They make no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are the doers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure. He is the one who never tries anything. His is the brake on the wheel of progress. And yet it cannot be truly said he makes no mistakes, because his biggest mistake is the very fact that he tries nothing, does nothing, except criticize those who do things.”
-- David M. Shoup

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“I believe that if we had would keep our dirty, bloody, dollar-crooked fingers out of the business of these nations so full of depressed, exploited people, they will arrive at a solution of their own.”
-- David M. Shoup

Source : David M. Shoup's speech to community college students at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California, on World Affairs Day, May 14, 1966.

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