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Prussian-American general (b. 1730), Birth: 17-9-1730, Death: 28-11-1794
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With regard to military discipline, I may safely say that no such thing existed in the Continental Army.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

In terms of military regulation, I can confidently state that there was no adherence in the Continental Army.
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Regardless of communication between man and man, speech is a necessary condition for the thinking of the individual in solitary seclusion. In appearance, however, language develops only socially, and man understands himself only once he has tested the intelligibility of his words by trial upon others.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben