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With subjugation comes certainty. Liberty is full of gambles.
“Our perceptions determine, to an incredibly large degree, what we are and are not capable of. In many ways, they determine reality itself. When we believe in the obstacle more than in the goal, which will inevitably triumph?”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
“A great leader must share the hardships of his followers, of his soldiers, of his subjects. That is how he wins their respect. Great leaders do not complain. Not ever.”
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“Patience is as fearsome a weapon as rage. More so, in fact, ’cause fewer men have it.”
― The Heroes
― The Heroes
“The problem with friends and family is that they know us as we are. They are invested in maintaining us as we are.”
― Do the Work
― Do the Work
“So finally Jimmy stopped me and said to me, he says, Sarge, they wouldn't sell us any Coke. And I said, what do you mean they wouldn't sell you any Coke? He said no, there was a sign on the door and the sign said no Indians, Mexicans, niggers, or dogs allowed. And if you seen the hurt in the boy's eyes, and he just shook his head and never said anything and just walked on. The other two men never said anything to me. They just walked past with their heads down. And I remember when, well because Jimmy was killed on Iwo Jima.”
― The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines
― The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines
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