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“He ran as he'd never run before, with neither hope nor despair. He ran because the world was divided into opposites and his side had already been chosen for him, his only choice being whether or not to play his part with heart and courage. He ran because fate had placed him in a position of responsibility and he had accepted the burden. He ran because his self-respect required it. He ran because he loved his friends and this was the only thing he could do to end the madness that was killing and maiming them.”
― Matterhorn
― Matterhorn

“Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is not a reserved position for a particular group of people who were elected or appointed, ordained or enthroned. Leadership is self-made, self-retained, self-inculcated and then exposed through a faithful, sincere and examplary life.”
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“Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and general self-made brands. Leadership is defined by the virtues of one's behaviour.”
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“Hardness," I was learning, was the supreme virtue among recon Marines. The greatest compliment one could pay to another was to say he was hard. Hardness wasn't toughness, nor was it courage, although both were part of it. Hardness was the ability to face an overwhelming situation with aplomb, smile calmly at it, and then triumph through sheer professional pride.”
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“Your job is to be the hardest motherfucker in your platoon," he said while pointing at me across the desk. "Do that, and everything else will fall into place."
He added that I was assigned to Bravo Company, call sign Hitman, and wished me luck.”
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He added that I was assigned to Bravo Company, call sign Hitman, and wished me luck.”
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“Self-leaders do not look for followers because they are busily pursuing their influencial dreams that followers will trace and ask for. Followers look for influence and that can be obtained from self-leaders.”
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“A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people. Leadership is not restricted to position and age; it is self-made and influencial. Everyone has this self-leadership quality.”
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“You can be in your room and lead people. Just develop your potentials and publicize them and you will see people looking for your product. That is influence; self-made leaders do not look for followers. Followers look for them.”
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“A true leader is still a leader even when he takes up servants' duty, provided he maintains a human face and added integrity to his self-retained qualities.”
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“The concept of leadership is abused by people who think a person becomes a leader when he grows grey hair, put into a position and expected to function. Everyone has a leadership potential carried within in a specific area of his or purpose. Leadership is universal and built on trust.”
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“He had good, open features and a confident air; his blue eyes were wide and watchful, but something about them seemed to hint that in different days and different times they could twinkle and sparkle with fun and mischief. His clothing was tattered and threadbare, but there was an energy to him that did not admit of pity. Somehow, despite his ragged condition, he still looked like a man who had carried a weapon and commanded other men in the not-too-distant past.”
― Treasures of Darkness
― Treasures of Darkness

“Villalobos had always been eager to work in law enforcement. When he was in high school, he assembled a group of boys from all grade levels and invited them to his house every Wednesday. Villalobos鈥� club revolved around hunting down fugitives on the F.B.I.鈥檚 Most Wanted list. He led weekly research presentations that narrowed the list down to felons who were suspected to be within fifty miles of their vicinity. Villalobos held exams for his club members, testing their knowledge on how to react if they caught a criminal. He also trained them to identify what the criminals looked like with certain disguises and how to predict their next crimes and behaviors. All the boys were into it. And they trusted their leader. The amateur intelligence squad never caught any top criminals but inadvertently located the whereabouts of several robbers and proudly shared their intel with their local police station.”
― A Happy Ghost
― A Happy Ghost

“I am thinking of becoming a cop because no matter how abusive you are, it seems to be a job for life!”
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“The police will not let a member of the public report a police officer assaulting a person. Instead, they direct you to internal affairs. They will take an assault report on anyone else.”
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“Internal affairs are adept at withholding police video recordings that show police officer misconduct.”
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“The reality of the bulk of police officer misconduct is that the government blatantly covers it up!”
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“Police officer misconduct is common, what is very rare is the government doing something about it.”
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“Mr Police Officer, you do not know me and as a police corruption researcher I will be filing a police complaint about you if I see any form of police misconduct from you.”
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“The whole way up, I shared with a captive audience everything that had happened. I told them about the officer, telling me that my awful record would land me a spot in jail for a long time. Then I told them how everything had changed in a moment. Somehow, in between the time when he first looked up my record and the time that I prayed, suddenly everything that condemned me was non-applicable and void.”
― Pursued: God鈥檚 relentless pursuit and a drug addict鈥檚 journey to finding purpose
― Pursued: God鈥檚 relentless pursuit and a drug addict鈥檚 journey to finding purpose

“For the obedience he is owed by his subordinates, an officer accepts certain solemn obligations to them in return, and an officer's obligations to enlisted men are the most solemn of all. An officer must not confer his responsibilities on the men under his command.
They are his alone.”
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
They are his alone.”
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir

“He does not risk their lives and welfare for his sake, but only to answer the shared duty they are called to answer. He will not harm their reputations by his conduct or cause them to suffer shame or any penalty that only he deserves. My father once said, "Some officers get it backwards. They don't understand that we are responsible for our men, not the other way around. That's what forges trust and loyalty."
An officer accepts these and his many other responsibilities with gratitude. They are his honor.”
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
An officer accepts these and his many other responsibilities with gratitude. They are his honor.”
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir

“a man鈥檚 life should be big enough to encompass both duty to family and duty to country. That can be a hard lesson for a boy to learn. It was a hard lesson for me.”
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir

“Service academies are not just colleges with a uniform dress code. Their purpose is to prepare you for one profession alone, and that profession's ultimate aspiration is a combat command. The Academy experience is intended to determine whether you are fit for such work, and if you are, to mold your natural ability into the attributes of a capable officer. If you aren't, the Academy wants to discover your inaptitude as quickly as possible.”
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
― Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir
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