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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.
- Sir Basil H. Liddel-Hart
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July 2
1853: The Russian Army invades Turkey, beginning the Crimean War
1904: The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps is authorized: In Arduis Fidelis
1917: King and Queen attend service at Westminster Abbey for jubilee of Canadian Federation
1940: Hitler issues orders for Operation Sea Lion
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