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Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their read more
Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty
In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.
In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.
If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful
If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful
You know — we've had to imagine the war here, and we have imagined that it was being fought by read more
You know — we've had to imagine the war here, and we have imagined that it was being fought by aging men like ourselves. We had forgotten that the wars were fought by babies. When I saw those freashly shaved faces, it was a shock. 'My God, my God —' I said to myself, 'it's the Children's Crusade.'
The real war will never get in the books.
The real war will never get in the books.
 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. 
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?
Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.
Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.