Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and read more

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived read more

By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived ......
the partridge.

Blood cannot be washed out with blood.

Blood cannot be washed out with blood.

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its read more

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.

Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.

The future can be anything we want it to be, providing we have the faith and that we realize that read more

The future can be anything we want it to be, providing we have the faith and that we realize that peace, no less than war, required "blood and sweat and tears.".

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its read more

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood ... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!