“How highly should we honor the Macedonians, who for the greater part of their lives never cease from fighting with the barbarians for the sake of the security of Greece? For who is not aware that Greece would have constantly stood in the greater danger, had we not been fenced by the Macedonians and the honorable ambition of their kings?” ShouldFightingGreaterSecurityDangerKingsHonorAmbitionSakeCeaseHonorableGreeceBarbariansMacedonia Book:Polybius: the histories Source: Polybius: the histories
“The only force that can sustain true and consistent courage is some form of spiritual belief that values like honor, duty, loyalty and integrity above the status, power, money and even security.” SpiritualFormValuesBeliefForceSecurityDutyHonorIntegrityLoyaltyConsistentSpiritual Beliefs Author:Michael Josephson
“The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much he must get rid of it. He has no peace until then. Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies.” IfsArtBookDreamMotherNumbersResponsibilityWrittenSecurityPrideHonorMotherhoodBoardsAnguishDecencyRuthlessOld LadyOdes Author:William Faulkner
“Violence as a way of gaining power... is being camouflaged under the guise of tradition, national honor [and] national security.” WayWarPoliticsPeaceViolenceSecurityHonorTraditionAnti WarAntiwarNational SecurityGuiseGaining Power Author:Alfred Adler