Maxim 3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

After the 'war to end war' they seem to have been pretty successful in Paris at making a 'Peace to end Peace.

To guard our character with unwavering commitment, our best protection comes from being humbly aware of our vulnerability.

Courage is leaning into the doubts and fears to do what you know is right even when it doesn’t feel natural or safe.

During the war some of the country’s sharpest minds had looked as if they had been dragged through a hedge backwards.

...you have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation!

When facing a decision that stands a 50/50 chance of being correct, the choice made will be wrong 80% of the time. Rick Coxen

Agatha loved military men. Actually, she loved men in uniform. And my bowling league outfit used to drive her wild with desire.

Maxim 36: When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Our culture has become so obsessed with celebrity that it’s easy to confuse fame with success. They are not the same thing.

Foreshadowing: Was my challenging Allah to unleash the full weight of his fury upon us, with dark clouds looming in the distance.

But how intolerable bright the morning is where we who are alive and remain, walk lifted up, carried forward by an effective word.

I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?

One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.

Maxim 5: Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries