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America is the most inventive country in the world because everybody has access to information. (Tom Clancy)
I think it's going to be remembered as the last major war on planet Earth, if we're lucky, if we maintain our foreign policy properly, ... It will be remembered as the last time major countries had to put people in the field and put them in harm's way. It may be the last of all human nature wars, which is a nice way to remember any kind of a war, as the last one. View quote
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There's been historical conflict between China and Russia for well over 1,000 years. ... People forget that the Mongols came all the way to the Baltic Sea and all the way to where St. Petersburg is today ... And the Russians have a good sense of history and they remember that. View quote
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America is a country with a First Amendment, and you're allowed to publish just about anything you want, as long as it's not real secret information. Of course, nobody really does that except for, you know, you guys in the media. View quote
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The average guy is fairly smart, if you give him the ability to make decisions for himself. That's the whole premise of America, and that's why America has prospered, and it prospers because if the average guy can get information, he can make his own decisions. View quote
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If you want to tell me I'm a bum, that's okay. View quote
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The military has always been a very introspective organization... One of the reasons why the army is so progressive is its always examining itself. The army is always looking for better ways to do its job. View quote
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There's nothing that's ever happened in the world that didn't start in one human mind. View quote
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There are only two ways we can be beaten: we die or we give up. And we're not giving up. View quote
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The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that. View quote
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It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons. (Tom Clancy)
There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs. View quote
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Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI. They realized they couldn't beat us. View quote
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Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not... Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it... Because the dream is within you. No one can take your dream away. View quote
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What do I know about sex? I'm a married man. View quote
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Find the enemy. Don't let the enemy find you. Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance! View quote
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We saw people in Northern Ireland, Catholics acting like savages and Protestants acting like savages... We have people who call themselves Muslims acting like savages. It's not because of their religion, it's because they're fools. View quote
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The objective of a terrorist is to create political change in the society he targets. View quote
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We cannot fail to win unless we fail to try. View quote
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In case you haven't noticed, we live in a world that is for the first time in all of recorded human history unlikely to have a major war. There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. The reason is our technology was better than theirs. View quote
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Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. (Tom Clancy)
The more information available to the average person, the greater the synergy that develops from it. View quote
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You don't pick generals off park benches. ... They are experts at what they do and lot of thinking goes into it. View quote
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I wanted a different way in which to tell my stories. View quote
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I think it's going to be remembered as the last major war on planet Earth, if we're lucky, if we maintain our foreign policy properly. ... It will be remembered as the last time major countries had to put people in the field and put them in harm's way. View quote
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Tom Clancy

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Occupation: American Novelist
Born: April 12, 1947
Died: October 1, 2013
Quotes count: 118
Wikipedia: Tom Clancy

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