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Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they're so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact.

James Mattis

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Nothing keeps me awake at night. I keep other people awake at night.
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We can kill lots of people. We do kill lots of people. We can destroy virtually anything we choose to destroy.
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Be the hunter, not the hunted: Never allow your unit to be caught with its guard down.
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In a country with millions of people & cars going everywhere, the enemy is going to get a car bomb out there once in a while.
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An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.
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Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face NOTHING new under the sun.
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The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some *******s in the world that just need to be shot. There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim.
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I just hope we can find our way back to engaging with one another, arguing strongly with one another, and then going down and having a root beer together or something and - and having a good laugh about it as we work together for the best interests of the next generation of Americans who are going to inherit this country.
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Our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against ISIS. It is a threat to all civilized nations.
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