Marine Quotes

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  The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Thank You, Military, Animal

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• The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!

  John J. Pershing

  Military, Rifles, World

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  For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles.

  Charles C. Krulak

  Military, Winning, Years

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  The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.

  William Halsey

  Country, New York, Military

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• Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.

  Omar N. Bradley

  Memorial Day, Courage, Adventure

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• I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Fighting, Organization

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• Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there.

  Victor H. Krulak

  Motivational, Military, Army

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• We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess.

  James L. Jones

  Military, Two, Usmc

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• The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

  William James

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Ensure that no Marine who honorably wore the eagle, globe and anchor is lost to the Marine Corps family.

  James L. Jones

  Eagles, Anchors, Lost

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• The Marines have landed and the situation is well in hand.

  Richard Harding Davis

  Military, Hands, Usmc

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• I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well.

  Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

  Military, Men, Jet Engines

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• They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time.

  Chesty Puller

  War, Military, Fighting

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• Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.

  David M. Shoup

  Military, Winning, Usmc

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• The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

  James Forrestal

  Military, War, Mean

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• When you’re working with Army and Marine Corps units, you immediately notice a difference. The Army is pretty tough, but their performance can depend on the individual unit. Some are excellent, filled with hoorah and first-class warriors. A few are absolutely horrible; most are somewhere in between. In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Every one of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.

  Chris Kyle

  Mother, Warrior, Army

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• I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold.

  Clifton B. Cates

  Suicide, Military, Gun

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  Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.

  William Manchester

  Country, Fighting, Men

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• A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons.

  David Dixon Porter

  Military, Buttons, Usmc

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• Tell that to the Marines!

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Marine Corps

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• Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.

  Alfred M. Gray

  Military, Usmc, Firsts

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• ...We are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are in their might when a cause which America holds dear is at stake. The whole nation has reason to be proud of them.

  Woodrow Wilson

  America, World, Proud

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• We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!

  Chesty Puller

  Military, Usmc, Problem

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• They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.

  Thomas Holcomb

  Military, Atmosphere, Training

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• I'm a conservative because I believe in peace - real peace, not just the peace of mind. I'm a conservative because we understand that real peace comes from the Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps.

  Allen West

  Real, Believe, Mind

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