The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
Soldiers Quotes
However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
When they (civilians) hear about an airstrip being taken or a piece of land taken, they are happy as they should be. But I often wonder if they stop to think there have been a lot of boys blown apart and killed and lost arms and legs and eyes and a lot more I’m not […]
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
I don’t do much, except think a lot, scold a little, pat a man on the back now and then, and try to keep a perspective.
I got there first with the most men. (or “get there firstest with the mostest” – When asked, in 1862, how he raided the garrison at Murfreesboro.)
This was, in the beginning of the present century, the state of the Highlands. Every man was a soldier, who partook of national confidence, and interested himself in national honor. To lose this spirit, is to lose what no small advantage will compensate.
The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will always procure gold.
If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one would remain in the ranks.
I suppose every man is shocked when he hears how frequently soldiers are wishing for war. The wish is not always sincere; the greater part are content with sleep and lace, and counterfeit an ardour which they do not feel; but those who desire it most are neither prompted by malevolence nor patriotism; they neither […]
