People honestly calculate and, with good intentions, recalculate what reality is until they find a place where they are comfortable with their moral myths, where they can sit complacent. | |
— Lt. Col. Peter Fromm, U.S. Army, Retired; Lt. Col. Douglas Pryer, U.S. Army; and Lt. Col. Kevin Cutright, U.S. Army | |
From their article: “The Myths We Soldiers Tell Ourselves (and the Harm These Myths Do)“ | |
Found at: http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/ Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20131031_art010.pdf |
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[Originally found via one of the blogs I follow: http://carryingthegun.wordpress.com/ |
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The specific post is: http://carryingthegun.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/ the-ethics-of-the-marine-corps-urination-case/ |
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— kmab] | |
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Complacent Reality
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