Carolina QuotesAnd then there was the freedom. We were our own masters, the captains of our own ships. We received general guidance regarding a mission and executed the basic plan any way we saw fit. The bottom line was nobody fucked with us when we were on a mission (except maybe the enemy every once in a while), and nobody fucked with us when the day was done. Nobody fucked with us period. We were left to do as we damn well pleased. Last question: How often do you get fucked with back in the World? Answer: All the time.
Franklin D. Miller Carolinian
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Paper Anniversary, p. 31
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- Reflections of a Warrior (1991)
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- 1991
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