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Richard · 04-23-2012, 13:56

I'm not sure anyone knows, but I've seen it on plaques, posters, scribbled on walls, etc, from the time I entered the Army in 1970. I think it was one of those generic sort of sayings which came out of the RVN War, and the closest quote I've ever found with an attribution is this one by John Stuart Mill:

“Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.”

Richard

04-23-2012, 13:56	#2
Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	I'm not sure anyone knows, but I've seen it on plaques, posters, scribbled on walls, etc, from the time I entered the Army in 1970. I think it was one of those generic sort of sayings which came out of the RVN War, and the closest quote I've ever found with an attribution is this one by John Stuart Mill: “Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.” Richard __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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