The following is from a commencement address given to the Citadel Military College of South Carolina in 1993 by President Ronald W. Reagan
"The character that takes command in moments of crucial choices has already been determined.
"It has been determined by a thousand other choices made earlier in seemingly unimportant moments.
"It has been determined by all the little choices of years past-by, all those times when the voice of conscience was at war with the voice of temptation, whispering the lie that it really doesn't matter.
"It has been determined by all the day-to-day decisions made when life seemed easy and crises seemed far away - the decisions that, piece by piece, bit by bit, developed habits of discipline or of laziness, habits of self-sacrifice or self indulgence, habits of duty and honor and integrity-or dishonor and shame. "Because, when life does get tough, and the crises is undeniably at hand-when we must in an instant, look inward for strength of character to see us through-we will find nothing inside ourselves that we have not already put there"
"The character that takes command in moments of crucial choices has already been determined.
"It has been determined by a thousand other choices made earlier in seemingly unimportant moments.
"It has been determined by all the little choices of years past-by, all those times when the voice of conscience was at war with the voice of temptation, whispering the lie that it really doesn't matter.
"It has been determined by all the day-to-day decisions made when life seemed easy and crises seemed far away - the decisions that, piece by piece, bit by bit, developed habits of discipline or of laziness, habits of self-sacrifice or self indulgence, habits of duty and honor and integrity-or dishonor and shame. "Because, when life does get tough, and the crises is undeniably at hand-when we must in an instant, look inward for strength of character to see us through-we will find nothing inside ourselves that we have not already put there"
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socom:
EL JEFFE!
socom:
You silly boy, now look at what youve gotten yourself into....a fine mess thats what it is. This is gonna suck dude. Not hanging out for a long time.