“Today one might be tempted to say that patriotism is the last refuge of the tribal religion dedicated to the worship of German, French, English and Russian Gods of Battles. Surely such a religion has nothing in common with the religion which counsels for the disciple non-resistance, unstinted forgiveness, and the elimination of all rancor?” MightTodayLastsCommonBattleWorshipResistanceDedicatedRefugeDiscipleTemptedEliminationRancor Author:Joseph Alexander Leighton
“That we can come here today and in the presence of thousands and tens of thousands of the survivors of the gallant army of Northern Virginia and their descendants, establish such an enduring monument by their hospitable welcome and acclaim, is conclusive proof of the uniting of the sections, and a universal confession that all that was done was well done, that the battle had to be fought, that the sections had to be tried, but that in the end, the result has inured to the common benefit of all.” WellsEndsDoneTodayResultsCommonBattleBenefitsUniversalArmyEndureProofWelcomeSurvivorConfessionSectionsMonumentVirginiaDescendantsWell DoneUnitingGallantAcclaim Author:William Howard Taft
“History is reticent about women who were common soldiers, who bore arms, belonged to regiments, and took part in battles on the same terms as men, though hardly a war has been waged without women soldiers in the ranks.” MenHas BeensWarTermCommonArmsBattleSoldierBores Author:Steig Larsson
“A scientist's life, the author says, is indeed conflictual, formed by battles, defeats, and victories: but the adversary is always and only the unknown, the problem to be solved, the mystery to be clarified. It is never a matter of civil war; even though of different opinions, or of different political leanings, scientists dispute each other, they compete, but they do not battle: they are bound together by a strong alliance, by the common faith "in the validity of Maxwell's or Boltzmann's equations," and by the common acceptance of Darwinism and the molecular structure of DNA.” DifferentWarMatterProblemTogetherPoliticalStrongCommonOpinionMysteryAcceptanceVictoryBattleScientistStructureBoundsDefeatCivil WarDnaEquationsDisputesAdversariesAlliancesValidityDarwinismDifferent OpinionsMaxwell Author:Primo Levi
“Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new. Let's invest in our people without leaving them a mountain of debt. Let's meet our responsibility to the citizens who sent us here. Let's try common sense.” PeopleTryingFightingCommonResponsibilityCitizensBattleMountainTiredLeavingDebtDecadesCommon SenseSomething New Author:Barack Obama
“The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival.” NeedsHumansChildrenWarMotherPassionForceCommonPovertyBattleSurvivalHuman LifeSicknessExploitationCallousness Book:Of woman born motherhood as experience and institution Source: Of woman born motherhood as experience and institution