“Recognising that an ostentatious cult of heroism and state service served an important propaganda function for the British elite does not mean, of course, that we should dismiss it as artificial or insincere. All aristocracies have a strong military tradition, and for many British patricians the protracted warfare of the period was a godsend. It gave them a job, and, more important, a purpose, an opportunity to carry out what they had been trained to do since childhood: ride horses, fire guns, exercise their undoubted physical courage and tell other people what to do.” PeopleShouldMeanDoeImportantStatesJobsPurposeCoursesOpportunityStrongFireChildhoodMilitaryPeriodsExerciseGunTraditionFunctionHorseBritishPropagandaElitesArtificialHeroismWarfareCultAristocracyBritish HistoryInsincereOstentatiousPhysical Courage Author:Linda Colley
“Beneath a free government there is nothing but the intelligence of the people to keep the people's peace. Order must be preserved, not by a military police or regiments of horse-guards, but by the spontaneous concert of a well-informed population, resolved that the rights which have been rescued from despotism shall not be subverted by anarchy.” PeopleWellsHas BeensGovernmentOrderRightsMilitaryHorsePolicePopulationConcertsAnarchySpontaneousDespotismFree GovernmentMilitary Police Book:Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions Source: Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions
“You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.” WellsImportantLandMilitaryExampleChangedPercentHorseNuclearShipsPlanesFewerGovernorsNavyAircraftPresidential ElectionCarrierUnderwaterSubmarinesBayonetsPresidential DebateGangnam StyleAircraft Carriers Author:Barack Obama
“In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.” MenLastsOrderMilitaryHorseAnalysisBootsSpursMilitary Man Author:Napoleon Bonaparte