Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the US military stands for.
Interpretation
Sexual assault undermines the values and integrity of the military.
This quote highlights the seriousness of sexual assault within the military context, asserting that such acts contradict the core values and honor of military service. Leon Panetta emphasizes the need for a zero-tolerance approach, indicating that actions of this nature are completely unacceptable and detrimental to the unity and trust that must exist among service members.
In practice
Discussing military conduct during a training session.
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That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.
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My study of Gandhi convinced me that true pacifism is not nonresistance to evil, but nonviolent resistance to evil. Between the two positions, there is a world of difference. Gandhi resisted evil with as much vigor and power as the violent resister, but True pacifism is not unrealistic submission to evil power. It is rather a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love. . . .
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