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Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Describes His ...
Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005 (message contributor)
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf describes his experience at West Point:
When I began as a plebe, “Duty, Honor, Country” was just a motto I’d heard. By the time I left, those values had become my fixed stars. It was a tremendous liberation.
The Army, with its emphasis on rank and medals and efficiency reports, is the easiest insitution in the world in which to get consumed with ambition. Some officers spend all their time currying favor and worrying about the next promotion—a miserable way to live. But West Point saved me from that by instilling the ideal of service above self—to do my duty for my country even if it brought no gain at all. It gave me far more than a military career—it gave me a calling.
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George Muller, Who Was Known For His Strong ... PRO
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During Telemachus' Life The Gladiatorial Games ... PRO
Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 13, 2003
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There Is A Saying By Arsene Housaye Which ...
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 11, 2004
There is a saying by Arsene Housaye which states, “Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you what you are.” Everyone in Valentine’s era knew what it meant to love Christ ...read more
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Zig Ziglar Says He Looked Into A Mirror One Day ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
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