Soldiers Quotes

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This extraordinary war in which we are engaged falls heavily upon all classes of people, but the most heavily upon the soldier. For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their substance the soldier puts his life at stake, and often yields it up in his countrys cause. The highest merit, then, is due to the soldier. - Abraham Lincoln quote.
This extraordinary war in which we are engaged falls heavily upon all classes of people, but the most heavily upon the soldier. For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their substance the soldier puts his life at stake, and often yields it up in his countrys cause. The highest merit, then, is due to the soldier.

American Civil War

Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his countrys cause. Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as he best can, the same cause honor to him, only less than to him, who braves, for the common good, the storms of heaven and the storms of battle. - Abraham Lincoln quote.
Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his countrys cause. Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as he best can, the same cause honor to him, only less than to him, who braves, for the common good, the storms of heaven and the storms of battle.

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In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

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The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes.

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It is impossible to give a soldier a good education without making him a deserter. His natural foe is the government that drills him. - Henry David Thoreau quote.
It is impossible to give a soldier a good education without making him a deserter. His natural foe is the government that drills him.

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People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. - G. C. Lichtenberg quote.
People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station.

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Soldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
William Cecil Burghley: The Life of William Cecil, Lord Burghley

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Every soldier in the course of time, exists only in the breath of written words.

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The soldier, be he friend or foe, is charged with the protection of the weak and unarmed.  It is the very essence and reason for his being. - Douglas MacArthur quote.
The soldier, be he friend or foe, is charged with the protection of the weak and unarmed.  It is the very essence and reason for his being.

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Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.

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