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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
O great corrector of enormous times,
Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider
Of dusty and old read more
O great corrector of enormous times,
Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider
Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood
The earth when it is sick, and curest the world
O' the pleurisy of people.
War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood.
War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood.
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
When war is declared, truth is the first casualty.
When war is declared, truth is the first casualty.
The day when nobody comes back from a war it will be because the war has at last been properly read more
The day when nobody comes back from a war it will be because the war has at last been properly organized.
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and read more
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.
The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully read more
The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty, and truth
