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->''Kill a man off the battlefield and you're a murderer. Kill a man on the battlefield and you're a hero!''
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-> '''Pvt. Joker:''' How can you shoot women and children?
-> '''Door Gunner:''' Easy-- you just don't lead 'em as much! [[LampshadeHanging Ain't war hell?]]
-> '''Door Gunner:''' Easy-- you just don't lead 'em as much! [[LampshadeHanging Ain't war hell?]]
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'''Door Gunner:''' Easy-- you just don't lead 'em as much! [[LampshadeHanging Ain't war hell?]]
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->Our orders came just after noon. The Rebels were believed to be moving north; I was to take my forces and intercept them. I was not to leave any of my forces behind as guards for the captured Rebels. The orders were no more specific than that... [[MurderIsTheBestSolution but they could not be misunderstood]].
->I had them executed in mid-afternoon. I pulled the guards back into a half circle, and had them open fire on the Rebels inside the holding pen. It took most of five minutes before the screaming stopped and I could be certain all seven hundred were dead.
->There was no time to bury them.
->[[LackOfEmpathy We marched south to the next battle]].
-->--'''Kardue'sai'Malloc, TheButcher of Montellian Serat,''' ''[[Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale]]''
->'''Harry:''' Have you, personally, ever changed the outcome of a war?
->'''Fidel Gussman:''' Fuck no! We're just fucking soldiers. We kill some guys, they kill our guys, we kill their guys back - none of it fucking means anything, you know? Just numbers on a page, and only when the numbers get big enough do the fat cats who decide this shit sit down and go, "Wow, let's make the decisions we were always gonna have to make anyway." I'm no threat to temporal events, partner - I'm just the fire in the stove. And you know the best bit? [''[[SlasherSmile grins]]''] None of it fucking matters. Not one bullet, not one drop of blood. [[StrawNihilist None of it makes any fucking difference at all]].
-->--''Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust''
->I had them executed in mid-afternoon. I pulled the guards back into a half circle, and had them open fire on the Rebels inside the holding pen. It took most of five minutes before the screaming stopped and I could be certain all seven hundred were dead.
->There was no time to bury them.
->[[LackOfEmpathy We marched south to the next battle]].
-->--'''Kardue'sai'Malloc, TheButcher of Montellian Serat,''' ''[[Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale]]''
->'''Harry:''' Have you, personally, ever changed the outcome of a war?
->'''Fidel Gussman:''' Fuck no! We're just fucking soldiers. We kill some guys, they kill our guys, we kill their guys back - none of it fucking means anything, you know? Just numbers on a page, and only when the numbers get big enough do the fat cats who decide this shit sit down and go, "Wow, let's make the decisions we were always gonna have to make anyway." I'm no threat to temporal events, partner - I'm just the fire in the stove. And you know the best bit? [''[[SlasherSmile grins]]''] None of it fucking matters. Not one bullet, not one drop of blood. [[StrawNihilist None of it makes any fucking difference at all]].
-->--''Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust''
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->Our orders came just after noon. The Rebels were believed to be moving north; I was to take my forces and intercept them. I was not to leave any of my forces behind as guards for the captured Rebels. The orders were no more specific than that... [[MurderIsTheBestSolution but they could not be misunderstood]]. \n->I \\
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-->--'''Kardue'sai'Malloc, -->-- '''Kardue'sai'Malloc, TheButcher of Montellian Serat,''' ''[[Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale]]''
->'''Harry:''' Have you, personally, ever changed the outcome of awar?
->'''Fidelwar?\\
'''Fidel Gussman:''' Fuck no! We're just fucking soldiers. We kill some guys, they kill our guys, we kill their guys back - none of it fucking means anything, you know? Just numbers on a page, and only when the numbers get big enough do the fat cats who decide this shit sit down and go, "Wow, let's make the decisions we were always gonna have to make anyway." I'm no threat to temporal events, partner - I'm just the fire in the stove. And you know the best bit?[''[[SlasherSmile grins]]''] ''[[[SlasherSmile grins]]]'' None of it fucking matters. Not one bullet, not one drop of blood. [[StrawNihilist None of it makes any fucking difference at all]].
-->--''Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust''-->-- ''Literature/TheFirstFifteenLivesOfHarryAugust''
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->'''Harry:''' Have you, personally, ever changed the outcome of a
->'''Fidel
'''Fidel Gussman:''' Fuck no! We're just fucking soldiers. We kill some guys, they kill our guys, we kill their guys back - none of it fucking means anything, you know? Just numbers on a page, and only when the numbers get big enough do the fat cats who decide this shit sit down and go, "Wow, let's make the decisions we were always gonna have to make anyway." I'm no threat to temporal events, partner - I'm just the fire in the stove. And you know the best bit?
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->I've seen his like before: an evil man marching in a cloud of pipeclay. And because he kicks up salutes, obeys every officer, he's bombproof to all but us. We who come up from the ranks, we're smart to him.
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->"Dear Frederick, thank you for your nice letter. But I'm actually a US Marine who was born to kill, where you have clearly mistaken me for some sort of wine sipping communist dick suck. And although peace probably appeals to tree-loving-bisexuals like you and your parents, I happen to be a death-dealing, blood-crazed warrior who wakes up everyday just hoping for the chance to dismember my enemies and defile their civilizations. Peace sucks a hairy asshole, Freddie. War is the mother-fucking answer."
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->"We're all sent here to kill Japs, weren't we? So what the hell difference does it make what weapon we use?!"
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->''And they gave me a piece of paper that said "Kid, see the Army psychiatrist in Room 604", so I went up there and said "Shrink, I wanna kill. Now I wanna-- I wanna kill, kill, I wanna see blood 'n' guts 'n' gore 'n' veins in my teeth. I wanna eat dead, burnt bodies, I mean. Kill. KILL!'' '''''KILL!"''''' ''And I started jumpin' up and down yellin' "KILL, KILL, KILL" and he started jumpin' up and down and we was both jumpin' up and down yellin' "KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL!" [[SpringtimeForHitler And the sergeant came over to me, pinned a medal on me, sent me down the hall, and said "You're our boy."]]''
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->''Heat of the desert, dust settles on my face''\\
''Without a compass, the soldier knows no disgrace''\\
''Out of the ashes, the eagle rises still''\\
''Freedom is calling to all men who bend their will''
''Without a compass, the soldier knows no disgrace''\\
''Out of the ashes, the eagle rises still''\\
''Freedom is calling to all men who bend their will''
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->''Heat of the desert, dust settles on my face''\\
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''Outdisgrace\\
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''Freedomstill\\
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->''I killed 12 dumbass scientists and not one of them fought back. This sucks.''
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->"''See, he's not even trying to plant a gun on him or hide the body. That's a bad sign. Like this is just another day at work for him.''"
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''''Schlock:'''' Not sociopaths. '''NOT.''' hmmmm... I guess I ought to go set the guys straight on that one.\\
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'''Tagon:''' Sergeant, we're not going to go down there and start shooting just for the fun of it. We're soldiers, not sociopaths.\\\
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'''Tagon:''' Sergeant, we're not going to go down there and start shooting just for the fun of it. We're soldiers, not sociopaths.\\\\\
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->'''Schlock:''' Hey, we don't need an employer. We're here, the mob is down there, and we're already dressed for dancing.\\
'''Tagon:''' Sergeant, we're not going to go down there and start shooting just for the fun of it. We're soldiers, not sociopaths.\\\
''''Schlock:'''' Not sociopaths. '''NOT.''' hmmmm... I guess I ought to go set the guys straight on that one.\\
'''Kerchak:''' [[SarcasmMode I like the way you bring out the best in your troops, Tagon.]]
-->-- ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-04-13 (April 13th, 2004)]]
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-->-- Richard Sharpe, ''Series/SharpeSharpesCompany''
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-->-- Richard Sharpe, ''Series/SharpeSharpesCompany''
'''Richard Sharpe''', ''Series/{{Sharpe}} Sharpes Company''
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->''"There are four types of people who join the military. For some, it's [[MilitaryBrat family trade]]. Others are [[MyCountryRightOrWrong patriots]], eager to serve. Next you have those who [[JoinTheArmyTheySaid just need a job]]. Then there's the kind who want the legal means of killing other people."''
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->''"There are four types of people who join the military. For some, it's [[MilitaryBrat family trade]]. Others are [[MyCountryRightOrWrong patriots]], eager to serve. Next you have those who [[JoinTheArmyTheySaid just need a job]].job. Then there's the kind who want the legal means of killing other people."''
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->'''Consul D:''' I... I lost...? Impossible! I won't accept it! I am D of the Moebius! The man who was Blackblaze Dirk! I won't be beaten by some idiot upstarts!\\
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