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I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk. ↗

— Edmund H. North

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In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was a dozen years ago. I still feel that way. I think he changed the world for the better for my children and my children's children. ↗

— Oliver North

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I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do. ↗

— Oliver North

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I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again. ↗

— Oliver North

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I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story as much as I do. ↗

— Oliver North

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I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one. ↗

— Oliver North

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I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me during the so-called Iran-Contra hearings. But if they didn't ask me about something, I wasn't about to reveal things that would put other people in jeopardy. ↗

— Oliver North

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It's one thing to say don't commit atrocities on the battlefield. It's another thing to say don't get caught doing atrocities. ↗

— Oliver North

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Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story. ↗

— Oliver North

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He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page. ↗

— Jeremy Northam

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