The number of medals on an officer’s breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duty from the front line.

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"The number of medals on an officer’s breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line."

- Charles Edward Montague

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- Albert Einstein

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- Steven Wright

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