Summary of Erik Prince's Civilian Warriors

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#1 The sound of a boat exploding is what you would expect it to be. It is the sound of gas fumes ventilating, which can create a bomb just waiting for a spark.

#2 My father, Edgar, was a die caster at Buss Machine Works in Holland, Michigan, who in 1965 sold the company to create Prince Manufacturing. He had to borrow $10,000 from his mother to support his family.

#3 My father, Ed Prince, founded Prince Manufacturing in 1969. It began producing machines to make machines, but eventually began creating products of its own. In 1972, he invented a lighted mirror sun visor for Cadillac, and began designing interior consoles for cars.

#4 My father’s road trip around the world changed him. He became obsessed with his physical fitness, and he was responsible for the welfare of his employees. He sent planes from the company fleet to pick up salespeople at distant meetings so they’d be home in time for family dinners.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822552371

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Insights on Erik Prince's Civilian Warriors

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The sound of a boat exploding is what you would expect it to be. It is the sound of gas fumes ventilating, which can create a bomb just waiting for a spark.

#2

My father, Edgar, was a die caster at Buss Machine Works in Holland, Michigan, who in 1965 sold the company to create Prince Manufacturing. He had to borrow $10,000 from his mother to support his family.

#3

My father, Ed Prince, founded Prince Manufacturing in 1969. It began producing machines to make machines, but eventually began creating products of its own. In 1972, he invented a lighted mirror sun visor for Cadillac, and began designing interior consoles for cars.

#4

My father’s road trip around the world changed him. He became obsessed with his physical fitness, and he was responsible for the welfare of his employees. He sent planes from the company fleet to pick up salespeople at distant meetings so they’d be home in time for family dinners.

#5

Dad gave away at least 10 percent of his income every year. The fourth point on the Prince Corporation’s mission statement was to make maximum charitable contributions, and my parents did so with devotion.

#6

I was never the most popular kid in high school. I didn’t drink or smoke, and I was an athlete, which gave me a social network. But I didn’t have many close friends growing up.

#7

I had a childhood dream of becoming a fireman, so I became the first student ever to sign up for Hillsdale’s city fire department. I loved everything about it, from the adrenaline rush to the focus on saving lives.

#8

I met Joan in January 1989, when an old friend at the academy called with extra tickets to the youth inaugural ball for incoming president George H. W. Bush. I flew in from Michigan to meet her. She was from upstate New York, near Saratoga, and was studying at Penn State University.

#9

I applied to be an intern in George H. W. Bush’s White House in 1990, but after just five months, I felt that President Bush was bargaining with people who wanted to weaken the sanctity of marriage, raise taxes, and push environmental policies that would cost major national employers money.

#10

I visited Zagreb with Behrends in 1991 to meet with Croatian leaders as they discussed plans to break away