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To: PROCON

My wife can’t understand why I watch war movies. She says they only glorify war. I tell her that they are a great example of the human spirit overcoming incredibly odds and the self-sacrifice that true patriots make so that others may enjoy the freedom that they cherish so much more than life itself.

One of my favorite movies is Patton. The best quote from it is, “No poor dumb bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making some other poor dumb bastard die for his.”


68 posted on 06/07/2010 7:14:08 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.")
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To: rfreedom4u

“Patton” was a great movie.


69 posted on 06/07/2010 7:19:01 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: rfreedom4u
I tell her that they are a great example of the human spirit overcoming incredibly odds and the self-sacrifice that true patriots make so that others may enjoy the freedom that they cherish so much more than life itself.

You know, that very accurately describes why I, An American Patriot, like yourself, watch these "War" movies, some, over and over and over again; we admire the sacrifice of the All-American heroes who overcome great obstacles to complete their mission, even at the jeopardy of their own life.

Well said!

Thanks FRiend!

74 posted on 06/07/2010 3:50:37 PM PDT by PROCON (Proudly Served U.S. Army 6/69-1/72 & 12/75-1/82)
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To: rfreedom4u

Great line. Great movie.


90 posted on 06/06/2011 9:16:22 PM PDT by Fledermaus (As long as John Boehner is Speaker, conservatives are screwed. He's a coward and a crybaby.)
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