"Studies by Medical Corps psychiatrists of combat fatigue cases... found that fear of killing, rather than fear of being killed, was the most common cause of battle failure, and that fear of failure ran a strong second."

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Source : Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall (1954). “Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War”

Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall

#Strong Quotes #War Quotes #Battle Quotes

“More men die from overeating than undernourishment.”
“What Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange.”
“Species evolve to meet the environment. An intelligent species changes the environment to suit itself. As soon as a species becomes intelligent, it should stop evolving.”
“Actually I think CGI has the potential to equal or even surpass what the human hand can do.”
“Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures.”
“Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity. But they often save us from our weaknesses and give meaning to life.”
“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”

Source : "The Impact and Legacy Years, 1941, 1947, 1968". p. 100. Book by Fred Pulis, 2000.
“Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail.”

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