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Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together- what do you get? The sum of all fears.

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Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storms.

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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.

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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.

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There are only two types of aircraft

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The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.

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I have plentyof common sense! I just choose to ignore it.

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The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

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In simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes.

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All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

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