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The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.
George C. Marshall
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George C. Marshall
Age: 78 †
Born: 1880
Born: December 31
Died: 1959
Died: October 16
American Football Player
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Military Officer
Politician
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
George Catlett Marshall
Jr.
George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall
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When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.
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As to my political faith- I have never voted. My father was a Democrat, my mother a Republican, and I am an Episcopalian.
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Don't fight the problem, decide it.
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Discussions without end have been devoted to the subject of peace, and the efforts to obtain a general and lasting peace have been frequent through many years of world history.
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