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You must know how to fight as well as know how to die; only thus can you become the most efficient fighting force in the world.
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gutenberg.orgYou must know how to fight as well as know how to die; only thus can you become the most efficient fighting force in the world.
Roosevelt highlights the dual necessity of knowing how to fight and die for military effectiveness.
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