“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
“War is killing the individual in it unless he has learned livingness - if he had it he wouldn't be a good soldier.” IfsWarIndividualKillingSoldierGood Soldiers Author:Georgia O'Keeffe
“See that unfortunate soldier who is falling hurt to death ("tombe blessé à...", Fr.) on the battlefield; he learns that his folks have vanquished and dies happy. He detached himself from himself (s'est détacher de lui-même", Fr.), has identified himself with something greater and more lasting than himself; his homeland ("patrie", Fr.); thus, while dying as an individual, he has the certainty to survive in a larger existence.” DiesFallIndividualHurtExistenceGreaterDyingSoldierFolksCertaintyLastingBlessUnfortunateHomelandBattlefieldsDetached Author:African Spir
“One revolution is still necessary: the one that will not end with the rule of its leader. It will be the revolution against revolutions, the uprising of all peaceable individuals, who will become soldiers for once so that neither they nor anyone else will ever have to be a soldier again.” StillsEndsIndividualLeaderRevolutionSoldierUprising Author:Jose Marti
“A nation fights well in proportion to the amount of men and materials it has. And the other equation is that the individual soldier in that army is a more effective soldier the poorer his standard of living has been in the past.” MenWellsHas BeensWarPastFightingIndividualNationsMaterialsAmountStandardsArmySoldierProportionEquationsStandards Of Living Book:The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author Source: The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author