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“In time of revolution, with perseverance and courage, a soldier should think nothing impossible.”

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Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“Revolutions are good times for soldiers of talent and courage.”

War Talent Revolution Soldier Good Times

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“Permanent mass unemployment destroys the moral foundations of the social order. The young people, who, having finished their training for work, are forced to remain idle, are the ferment out of which the most radical political movements are formed. In their ranks the soldiers of the coming revolutions are recruited.”

Source: Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist

“To estimate the value of Newton's discoveries, or the delight communicated by Shakespeare and Milton, by the price at which their works have sold, would be but a poor measure of the degree in which they have elevated and enchanted their country; nor would it be less grovelling and incongruous to estimate the benefit which the country has derived from the Revolution of 1688, by the pay of the soldiers, and all other payments concerned in effecting it.”

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Book:Principles of political economy considered with a view to their practical application

Source: Principles of political economy considered with a view to their practical application

“I am a person always full of contradictions... It was hard to choose whether to devote myself to revolution as a soldier or as a writer.”

Persons Hard Revolution Soldier Contradiction

Author:Ba Jin

“The result of the revolution in Germany has been to establish a democracy in the best sense of the word. We are steering towards an order of things guaranteeing a process of a natural and reasonable selection in the domain of political leadership, thanks to which that leadership will be entrusted to the most competent, irrespective of their descent, name or fortune. The memorable words of the great Corsican that every soldier carries a Field Marshal's baton in his knapsack, will find its political complement in Germany.”

“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.”

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Author:Jose Marti

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

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Author:Nathan Hale

“The wind bit hard at Valley Forge one Christmas. Soldiers tied rags on their feet. Red footprints wrote on the snow...”

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Book:The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg

Source: The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg

“Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

“The rôle of the artist is that of a soldier of the revolution.”

Artist Revolution Soldier

Author:Diego Rivera

“One thing is certain: those who worked and voted for less government, the very foot soldiers in the conservative revolution, have been deceived. Today, the ideal of limited government has been abandoned by the GOP, and real conservatives find their views no longer matter.”

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Author:Ron Paul

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.”