Mark Esper
Public Servant
1964-04-26
Quotes by Mark Esper
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One of the key challenges the military has faced - and the Army, in particular - is defining our requirements and keeping them stable.
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Clearly, we need a strong economy to build a strong military.
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Stay focused on your mission, remain steadfast in your pursuit of excellence, and always do the right thing.
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Our warfighting doctrine is that we don't want to be in a fair fight, and we want the fight to always be tilted in our favor.
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In the Army, I grew up with this view that you're asked to do anything that is illegal or immoral or unethical, then that would be the point at which you have to consider resignation, and you'd be willing to do that.
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When I went to West Point, I was there with cadets from 50 other states and territories. Cadets from other countries, and you learn all of these things about our country, about our culture, our heritage, our ethnicity. At the end of the day, you come back, we all wear green, and we all consider ourselves an Army.
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At the age of 18, I went to West Point, and I swore an oath to defend this Constitution, and I embraced a motto called duty and honor and country. And I've lived my life in accordance with those values ever since then.
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