Gunny G: That Famous Presidential Marines Quote?

 

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering

if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t

have that problem.”

-Author Unknown

President Ronald Reagan seems to be universally

credited with the above quote, and the quote

itself is generally shown with Reagan’s name

below it.

But, was he the originator of that saying?

No, he was not!

He did speak those words in 1985 (or whenever)

alright, but he was not the first one to do so.

I, personally, know that the above “quote” was

known to Marines long prior to 1983/1985. In fact,

when I heard Reagan use it, I recall that I

jokingly remarked to the effect that he would

likely then be credited with it. But I never

really thought that all reference to the original

speaker of those words would be lost.

Today, a search of the Internet would seem to

indicate Reagan as the original speaker/writer of

those words, and it must appear that way on a

thousand Marines’ websites that I’ve seen! Now

that the saying has found its way into print

together with Reagan’s name, the world believes

what it sees is fact, and If the true reference

is still out there somewhere, it is in indeed

buried.

I am surprised that I can now find so few

old-time Marines who remember it before Reagan.

Most likely it was first written or voiced by a

Marine–but possibly someone else– in a

statement, a book or some other writing.

No, I do not think that President Reagan intended

to misrepresent this quote–I do think too many

people erroneously just assume/believe he is the

original author of it.

Not a big thing you say? You’re right, but……….

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via That Famous Presidential Marines Quote?.

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