“To risk death willingly, to venture forth knowing that in so doing you may cease to exist is an unnatural act. To take the life of a fellow human being or to watch your closet comrades die exacts a profound emotional toll.”

— James Mattis

Source: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (2019), p. 31

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