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7 Years Ago, US Marine Corps General James Mattis and His Line on Leadership Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History

Mattis’s memoir turned the line into a lasting leadership maxim after he resigned over Trump’s Syria withdrawal decision.

Summary by 19FortyFive
Mattis joined the Marines in 1972 and commanded at every level over four decades — the 1st Marine Division into Iraq in 2003, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces Command, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, and finally US Central Command until 2013. He became the 26th Secretary of Defense in 2017 and left in 2019 over the withdrawal of American forces from Syria. In 2015, out of uniform and speaking to a private audience, he s…

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19FortyFive broke the news in Frederick, United States on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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