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Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.
Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.
Approximate author period: c. 1912 AD · modern
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- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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- Approximate author period: c. 1912 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Muhammad Ali Jinnah: life dates 1876 to 1948. Wikidata Q160554, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160554 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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