A reflective reading of history will show that no man ever rose to military greatness who could not convince his troops that he put them first, above all else. (Maxwell D. Taylor)

A reflective reading of history will show that no man ever rose to military greatness who could not convince his troops that he put them first, above all else.

Maxwell D. Taylor

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