It’s human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn’t banging loudly on the door. David Hackworth Read Quote
Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can’t afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam. David Hackworth Read Quote
Their plan is to return the entire world – not just the Middle East – to the days of the caliphate and either convert all of us so-called infidels into born-again Islamic believers or kill us. David Hackworth Read Quote
That’s what supporting the troops is really all about – making sure American grunts get the right stuff! David Hackworth Read Quote
We citizens don’t need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy. David Hackworth Read Quote
The old saying that war is a racket has taken on an even more shameful meaning. David Hackworth Read Quote
Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off – even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die. David Hackworth Read Quote
In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time. David Hackworth Read Quote
If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it’s fixed. David Hackworth Read Quote
