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Oft he that doth abide
Is cause of his own paine,
But he that flieth in good read more
Oft he that doth abide
Is cause of his own paine,
But he that flieth in good tide
Perhaps may fight again.
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. •Hyman Rickover A prisoner of war read more
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. •Hyman Rickover A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. •Sir Winston Churchill The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on.
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder read more
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.
The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a read more
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a just cause.... Thirdly ... a rightful intention.
I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these read more
I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from another planet. [We'd] find out once and for all that we really are all human beings here on this earth together.
The real war will never get in the books.
The real war will never get in the books.
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.
