“The Devil has a great advantage against us inasmuch as he has a strong bastion and bulwark against us in our own flesh and blood.” StrongBloodDevilAdvantageFleshTemptationFlesh And Blood Author:Martin Luther
“Men soon get tired of shedding their blood for the advantage of a few individuals, who think they amply reward the soldiers perils with the treasures they amass.” ThinkingMenWarIndividualBloodAdvantageTiredRewardsSoldierTreasurePeril Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“What has patriotism come to be but greed and false pride, when the only way it can show itself is by shedding blood to gain gold? More economic advantage, more territory, more power.” WayShowsBloodEconomicPrideGainsAdvantageGoldGreedPatriotismTerritoryShedding BloodFalse Pride Book:The Hounds of Spring Source: The Hounds of Spring
“It is remarkable that Providence has given us all things for our advantage near at hand; but iron, gold, and silver, being both the instruments of blood and slaughter and the price of it, nature has hidden in the bowels of the earth.” HandsEarthGivenBloodAdvantageAll ThingsGoldInstrumentsRemarkableSilverIronProvidenceSlaughterGold And SilverBowels Author:Seneca the Younger