What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else.
Tom ClancyThey fought their first action in March of 1775. Embarked on eight small ships, they sailed to the Bahamas and captured a British fort near Nassau, seizing gunpowder and supplies. Later, during the Revolutionary War, Marines fought several engagements in their distinctive green coats, such as helping George Washington to cross the Delaware River, and assisting John Paul Jones on the Bonhomme Richard to capture the British frigate Serapis during their famous sea fight.
Tom ClancyI do not over-intellectualize the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story.
Tom ClancyI've been telling people for 12 years that if you want to get a nuclear device into the United States, just bring it through the port of Miami disguised as cocaine.
Tom Clancy