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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.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.
There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.
As long as war is looked upon as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked on read more
As long as war is looked upon as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked on as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only read more
Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder.
She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like read more
She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like Summer grass,
Surge at her, mass on mass,
Still shall you break like glass,
Splinter and break like shivered glass,
But pass?
You shall not pass!
War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman War is too serious a matter to read more
War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think read more
'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think I should have been told. I'll be damned,' he said defiantly, 'if they shall have a war without consulting me. What's a cabinet for, if there's not more mutual confidence than that? What do they want a war for anyway?'
