After it was all over, I was reminded of one of my favorite classical maxims, sometimes attributed to Thucydides: ‘Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.’
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General Colin L. Powell
35-year veteran of the U.S. Army, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.