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Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
