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What is compelling with 'War Horse' is the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring craftsmanship in this movie.

There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

The experience of being in the Army changed my whole life; I never believed that an organization such as ours could ever go to war, leave alone win it. It was, as Yeats remarked of the Easter Rising, 'A terrible beauty.'

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

Any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena, victory is assured.

There's no nobility with war. It's tear-'em-up destruction that leaves you frustrated, bitter and angry... If you really knew what it was like for an hour, you wouldn't want anyone to go through it.

The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process.

Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.