“Apply whatever force it is necessary to employ, to stop things quickly. The main thing is stop it. The quicker you stop it, the more lives you save.”
Mission with LeMay: My Story (1965), p. 565.
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American general and politician 1906–1990Related quotes

“Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough.”
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Off the Wall (1979)
Source: https://www.indianagazette.com/news/indiana-native-launches-line-of-swimwear/article_21fdcb08-1ad3-11eb-9024-072dc8b9d80e.html

“I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved.”
As quoted in "Edith Cavell" by Helen Judson in The American Journal of Nursing (July 1941), p. 871

“Don't let things you can't do stop you from doing things you can.”
“Stop trying to save me. You couldn't then; you can't now.”
Source: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
“stop talking about the things that are bothering you so much.”
Source: The Astonishing Power of Emotions: Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide

“When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead.”
Source: True at First Light (1999), Ch. 12

“People will always try to stop you doing the right thing if it is unconventional.”
As quoted in "My $650,100 Lunch with Warren Buffett" by Guy Spier, in TIME (30 June 2008) http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1819293,00.html