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Victory is a thing of the will.
Victory is a thing of the will.
 We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
 Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.  
 We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
 Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms. 
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
Expect victory and you make victory.
Expect victory and you make victory.
 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. 
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how read more
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how you played the Game.
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
 Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations 
would not wish to disturb it . read more 
 Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations 
would not wish to disturb it . . . so that the confidence of the 
German people shall be put in the equity of their cause and not 
in the might of their armies. 
We have met the enemy and they are ours.
We have met the enemy and they are ours.