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Whenever they write history books, it’s a miraculous coincidence that the bad guys always wind up losing. And what’s ironic is that by definition, those who win wars are not those with the best morals or the loftiest ideology, but those who are the better killers.

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And I struggle with whether I can forgive
with whether he deserves my forgiveness after choosing to not be in my life for 21 years.

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How can people find it in themselves, in their own life bubbles to throw rocks at other people with words, or ignite insignificant hate campaigns of their own, when this world of ours is in such turmoil? Why is it that the nooks and crannies are now looking so similar to the big hate we see in the world?

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We’re not all lucky with everything we do. Jocko is lucky. I am lucky. But some of his friends didn’t make it back from war.

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Have a spirit of adventure, the desire to learn something new, be an explorer and never get too comfortable.

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I get this question all the time. “How do I find my purpose?” Some people find their purpose in a fight. In a mission. In a cause… Brandon explained that the people who join these radical groups, or any group, were probably suffering in life. And they wanted to fill a hole. They wanted what any human wants: a feeling of belonging. That’s the powerful force pulling them in.

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What’s a war without a good meme???

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“They saw some men with red hot pokers branding women closed.”

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My six year old daughter asked me, “What’s so great about the United States anyway?” And I didn’t know what to say to her.

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Rooted in one’s self are individual values; which from here, a model strongly suggests why we always live in ordinary peace, that ‘peace beyond compromise’ is a far, far reality.