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“In recent years the military has gradually been eased out of political life in Turkey. The military budget is now subject to much more parliamentary scrutiny than before. The National Security Council, through which the military used to exercise influence over the government is now a purely consultative body. But Turkish society still sees the military as the guarantor of law and order. The army is trusted, held in high regard - though not by dissident liberals. When things go wrong, people expect the military to intervene, as they've intervened over and over again in Turkish history.”

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”

“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”

“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.”

“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”