War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men.

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

South Korea first allowed women into the military in 1950 during the Korean War. Back then, female soldiers mainly held administrative and support positions. Women began to take on combat roles in the 1990s when the three military academies, exclusive to men, began accepting women.

As a culture, working-class white Americans like myself had no heroes. We loved the military but had no George S. Patton figure in the modern army. I doubt my neighbours could even name a high-ranking military officer.

In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government.