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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.

Major Dick Winters

That’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.
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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Job Leadership Team Traning
If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Essential Life Teaching
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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Easy Leadership Tough
I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.
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Answer Life Philosophy Pride Reason
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Ribbons, medals, and accolades, then, are poor substitutes to the ability to look yourself in the mirror every night and know that you did your best.
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Done Medal Mirror Night Poor Satisfaction Subsitute
The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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Character Faith Men Question Trust
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Authority Credit Head Humble Receive Worry

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