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A SelectSmart.com History Selector by Frank Little of Cincinnati, created April 2003. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU HAVE IN COMMON WITH FAMOUS AMERICAN GENERALS? TO INCREASE THE VALIDITY OF EACH STATEMENT PRESS THE "HIGH" KEY IF YOU STRONGLY DISAGREE OR AGREE. PRESS THE "LOW" BUTTON IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE ONLY SLIGHTLY. DO NOT ANSWER AS YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BUT HOW YOU REALLY ARE IN CONFLICTS WITH PEOPLE Disclaimer

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1. I would rather surprise an enemy in battle than to wait to be fully prepared and completely expected by the enemy
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2. I do not command by consensus. I make the decisions. I don't blame any one else if my plans fail.
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3. I would let others have the spotlight in order to command a division of a famous general's troops, to be his most trusted right hand man in every campaign.
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4. I value intuition over well tested and reliable tactics.
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5. I think the best soldiers come from military schools such as West Point, VMI and the Citadel
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6. Make the enemy recoil with full force attacks which hold back few reserves. This will prevent the enemy from counterattacking
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7. I seem to always come to the rescue at just the right moment
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8. If I was fighting the Nazis in WW2, I might fight them with all my strength but not really hate them.
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9. I believe leading from the front increases the morale of men and their fighting spirit. This far outweighs the possibility of me being killed or loss of overall command and control from being away from headquarters.
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10. I plan for my military exploits to translate into both military and civilian political capital at some point in my later years.
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11. If I disagreed with the major general I served under I would go around him to his boss to plead my case, maybe even to the press
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12. You cannot be a great general until, at some point in your career, you personally have been in a terrible battle and proved your courage there
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13. I have a huge amount of individuality and flair in my personality and appearance. I have more pride than most, but to go with this I think I am smarter than most generals I serve with
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14. I would order the deliberate destruction of irreplaceable historic buildings in order to accomplish my objectives.
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15. I like new ideas, proving new concepts, advancing a new technology even though this means that I might not rise up through the ranks as quickly as the traditional fast track to the rank of general
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16. My greatest influence in my life is my mother and I would continue to talk to her even after making full colonel about the strategic, diplomatic and political ramifications of getting ahead in the army.
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17. Once I had broken through the enemy I would keep on kicking his ass while he retreated,, even if it made my lines of supply fragile, even if it made me vulnerable to a flanking attack which could cut me off
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18. If the following two armies were to fight I would prefer to command a highly mobile, cohesive and motivated army with a strong sense of purpose than to command an army with HALF these qualities but was THREE times larger.
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19. My offensive strategy is geared more towards safe controlled advances, not breathtaking gambles that could win a military front or lose it on a single decision.
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20. I am a natural salesman. People who listen to me are frequently mesmerized by me, especially subordinates who will do anything rather than disappoint me.
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21. I can make subordinates work together even if they detest each other
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22. I am even tempered and seldom get into a rage, even when life's battles are going wrong for me.
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23. If I make a mistake I do not admit it. Rather, I tend to invest more, digging in at the same time hoping it will improve.
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24. I would rather have deep, behind the scenes power and the knowledge of many secrets than wide combat experience, fame and glory
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