# Quote — C.S. Forester, Death To The French

> Even in those days the usual retort of a non-commissioned officer was "You thought? You're not paid to think. You're paid to obey orders" -- a speech which had been endured word for word even down to our day.

- Author: [C.S. Forester](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cs-forester.md)
- Book: [Death To The French](https://www.leafyquotes.com/cs-forester/death-to-the-french.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Death_to_the_French#Chapter_18) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [obedience](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/obedience.md), [soldiers](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/soldiers.md)
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