#decisive

In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death. ↗

— Bao Dai

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Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

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The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role. ↗

— Heinz Guderian

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The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work. ↗

— Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

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It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness. ↗

— Bill Kristol

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Let us seize the special opportunity that is ours to act boldly and decisively at a time when the eyes of our fellow citizens, both present and future, are upon us. ↗

— Bob Taft

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Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

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There's something dreadfully decisive about a beheading. ↗

— Anne Smedley

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