I would have promised those terrorists a trip to Disneyland if it would have gotten the hostages released. I thank God they were satisfied with the missiles and we didn't have to go to that extreme. Oliver North More Quotes by Oliver North More Quotes From Oliver North History and war are cruel pedants. Those who know too little of the former are likely to have too much of the latter. Oliver North too-much littles war It's one thing to say don't commit atrocities on the battlefield. It's another thing to say don't get caught doing atrocities. Oliver North atrocities-committed one-thing caught And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II. Oliver North men war country I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why I did it. I'm not ashamed of it. Oliver North ashamed guy fall As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me. Oliver North responsible marine safety The good Lord gave me eight grandchildren, and I am convinced that through schools like Desert Christian that we are going to overwhelm the adversaries, not just with bombs and bullets, but with the demonstration of Christian principles. Oliver North grandchildren christian school Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States. Oliver North military names mean I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again. Oliver North views giving thinking Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story Oliver North hubris excitement stories I'm like John Wayne. I only play good guys. Describing his cameo role on a TV series. Oliver North roles guy play The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten, and of course the motto that came from that, 69 years ago, the war which my dad fought, was 'Remember Pearl Harbor, never again.' We need to keep that to mind. Oliver North dad war years In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was a dozen years ago. I still feel that way. I think he changed the world for the better for my children and my children's children. Oliver North book children thinking I know the difference between right and wrong, and I can tell good from bad. But I also know that the more difficult decisions come when we have to choose between good and better. The toughest calls of all are those we have to make between bad and worse. Oliver North difficult differences decision Writers are storytellers. So are readers. Oliver North storyteller reader And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen Oliver North courses war world I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century. Oliver North marine dollars kids I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story as much as I do. Oliver North stories america thinking The problem that we've got is, we're trying like the dickens to treat the symptom without treating the disease, and the disease in this case isn't the Second Amendment ; the disease is youngsters who are steeped in a culture of violence, they've been drugged in many cases. Nearly all of these perpetrators are male, and they're young teenagers in most cases, and they've come through a culture where violence is commonplace. Oliver North health-news They call them activists. That’s what they’re calling themselves. They’re not activists — this is civil terrorism. Oliver North latest-headlines Nothing is going to change the fact that I believe Ronald Reagan is the greatest president in my lifetime - may well be the greatest president this nation ever had. Oliver North nation nothing change believe
