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All New Ideas Begin In A Non-conforming Mind That Questions Some Tenet Of The Conventional Wisdom.

When The Men In Russia Foul Up, They Are Dismisses, Sometimes Losing Their Necks. But We Protect Those Who Fail And Press Them To The Government Bosom.

The Devil Is In The Details, And Everything We Do In The Military Is A Detail.

All Men Are By Nature Conservative But Conservatism In The Military Profession Is A Source Of Danger To The Country. One Must Be Ready To Change His Line Sharply And Suddenly, With No Concern For The Prejudices And Memories Of What Was Yesterday. To Rest Upon Formula Is A Slumber That, Prolonged, Means Death.

Good Ideas And Innovations Must Be Driven Into Existence By Courage And Patience.