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    Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -how passionately I hate them!

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Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a read more

Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. They were not thinking of getting killed when they went where death lurked. They went there to put the fire out, and got killed. Firefighters do not regard themselves as heroes because they do what the business requires.

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What is a society without a heroic dimension?

What is a society without a heroic dimension?

by Unknown Found in: Heroism Quotes, History Quotes,
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You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

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Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

by John Barth Found in: Heroism Quotes, History Quotes,
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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

by Doris Lessing Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

by Joseph Campbell Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.

What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.

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A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

by Kitty Kelley Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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