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There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think read more
'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think I should have been told. I'll be damned,' he said defiantly, 'if they shall have a war without consulting me. What's a cabinet for, if there's not more mutual confidence than that? What do they want a war for anyway?'
In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.
In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.
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.
Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.
Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
Wars are caused by undefended wealth.
Wars are caused by undefended wealth.
We will fight them in the air, land and sea, and their aggression
will achieve nothing but failure.
We will fight them in the air, land and sea, and their aggression
will achieve nothing but failure.