The only hope you have is to ...

The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.
 Ronald Speirs

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The only way for a soldier to not be afraid of wars is to accept the fact that he is already dead.
 Ronald Speirs