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Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.
Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.
The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.
The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out read more
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
 From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
 What dire effects from civil discord flow.  
 From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
 What dire effects from civil discord flow. 
Only two great groups of animals, men and ants, indulge in highly organized mass warfare.
Only two great groups of animals, men and ants, indulge in highly organized mass warfare.
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
When war is declared, truth is the first casualty.
When war is declared, truth is the first casualty.