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War Quotes - Page 91

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

William Cowper (1845). “The Poetical Works of William Cowper”, p.1

The old Lie:Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

"Dulce et Decorum Est" l. 21 (written 1918) See Horace 20

When nonviolence begins halfway through the war with the aggressor calling time out, it exposes itself as a ruse.

"Nonviolence as Compliance" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, www.theatlantic.com. April 27, 2015.

Do not try and do too much with your own hands. Better the Arabs do it tolerably than you do it perfectly. It is their war, and you are to help them, not win it for them.

T. E. Lawrence (2015). “Lawrence of Arabia: The Man Behind the Myth (Complete Autobiographical Works, Memoirs & Letters): Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Memoirs of the Arab Revolt) + The Evolution of a Revolt + The Mint (Memoirs of the secret service in Royal Air Force) + Collected Letters (1915-1935)”, p.954, e-artnow

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

Niccolo Machiavelli (1979). “The Portable Machiavelli”, p.95, Penguin