As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
I think a lot of people, including me, clammed up when a civilian asked about battle, about war. It was fashionable. One of the most impressive ways to tell your war story is to refuse to tell it, you know. Civilians would then have to imagine all kinds of deeds of derring-do.
It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.
Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.
On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.