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"The status of the field marshal of the country or the equivalent has to be unique for the nation."
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"Professional knowledge and professional competence are the main attributes of leadership. Unless you know, and the men you command know that you know your job, you will never be a leader."
Sam Manekshaw
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Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, nicknamed as Sam Bahadur, was an Indian Army general officer who was the Chief of the army staff during the India–Pakistan war of 1971, and the first Indian army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. His active military career spanned four decades, beginning with service in World War II.
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"One thing remains the same. That is, your task and your duty. You are required to ensure the security of this country against any aggressor. What does that mean for you? It means that you should have to fight, and fight to win. There is no room for the loser. If you lose, dont come back."
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"You know I have no political ambitions. My job is to command my army and see that it is kept as a first rate instrument. Your job is to look after the country."
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"I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar from a motor; a gun from a howitzer; a guerrilla from a gorilla, although a great many resemble the latter."
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"If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha."
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"Its nonsense that people join the army to serve the country, like the politicians do it only for the sake of the country."
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