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An army’s bravest men are its cowards. The death which they would not meet at the hands of the enemy they will meet at the hands of their officers, with never a flinching.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914What I Saw At Shiloh (1881), V
- Courage
The liberal military code makes provision for hanging many kinds of persons, and gentlemen are not excluded.
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890)In context
- Laws
If inciting people to do that is terrorism, and if killing those who kill our sons is terrorism, then let history be witness that we are terrorists.
Osama bin Laden1957–2011On the September 11, 2001 attacks, in CNN broadcast of an interview that Al-Jazeera conducted in October 2001 (31 January 2002).
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Laurence Binyon1869–1943For the Fallen (1914)In context
- Age
A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
Otto von Bismarck1815–1898Speech to North German Reichstag (24 September 1867)
The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.
Jorge Luis Borges1899–1986On the Falklands War, as quoted in Time magazine (14 February 1983)
- Clever Jabs
One of the most disconcerting issues of our time lies in the fact that modern science, along with miracle drugs and communications satellites, has also produced nuclear bombs.
Wernher von Braun1912–1977Responsible Scientific Investigation and Application (1976)
- Science
It is the army that finally makes a citizen of you; without it you still have a chance, however slim, to remain a human being.
Joseph Brodsky1940–1996Less Than One: Selected Essays (1986)
He who did well in war just earns the right
To begin doing well in peace.
Robert Browning1812–1889Luria (1846), Act II
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Gautama Buddha501–501 BCDhammapada, Translator: Thomas Byrom
This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait.
George H. W. Bush1924–2018Remarks to reporters (5 August 1990)
The battle is now joined on many fronts. We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter; and we will not fail.
George W. Bushborn 1946Invasion of Afghanistan (October 2001)
To all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces now in the Middle East, the peace of a troubled world and the hopes of an oppressed people now depend on you. That trust is well placed.
George W. Bushborn 1946Invasion of Iraq (March 2003)
- America
Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
George W. Bushborn 1946Freedom at War With Fear (2001)
States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.
George W. Bushborn 1946The Axis of Evil (2002)
- Good & Evil