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The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author

Book by Norman Mailer · 5 quotes · Men, Army, Literature

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“A nation fights well in proportion to the amount of men and materials it has. And the other equation is that the individual soldier in that army is a more effective soldier the poorer his standard of living has been in the past.”

“You can indulge your righteous rage but the things it comes out of are pretty cheap. The trick is to make yourself an instrument of your own policy. Whether you like it or not, that's the highest effectiveness man has achieved.”