Quotes about american-soldier
american-soldier came convinced hoping overseas pows prove
I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive. Bo Gritz
american-soldier bad chinese grows potential reason rule schools situation worse
That's the reason some schools of thinking don't rule out a destruction of the Chinese military potential before the situation grows worse than it is today. It's bad enough now. Curtis LeMay
american-soldier elbows might skinned
That was the era when we might have destroyed Russia completely and not even skinned our elbows doing it.
american-soldier club good join mind
I've got a good mind to join a club and beat you over the head with it!
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I'll see you at the theater tonight. I'll hold your seat til you get there. After that you're on your own.
american-soldier man room
Don't look now but there's one man too many in this room and I think it's you!
american-soldier since stopped
You know you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!
american-soldier believe bin chaos conducive creating emerge extremist form friendly government ideology iraq target
The real target is creating enough chaos in Iraq so that an extremist government can emerge there that would be friendly and conducive to the form of ideology that bin Laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi believe in. John Abizaid
american-soldier backed coming companies hope people rather solid
For too long people have backed companies on hope value rather than solid products coming out. Now we are coming out the other side. Daniel Morgan
american-soldier believe drop seen sudden
I haven't heard anything or seen anything out there that would lead me to believe that all of a sudden there's an unexpected drop in PCs.
american-soldier country hideous people sell thoroughly
I wanted to take a stand against what I think was not so well established then but is thoroughly well established now, which is the substitution for a real sense of a country of a hideous distortion which you can sell to the people called 'heritage'. Peter Porter
american-soldier money people supposedly whether
As to whether the people who were supposedly to put up the money and did put it up or whether it was Arthur's own money is something which I shall never know.
american-soldier work
You can never tell when an artist really will take up someone's work and work with it happily.
american-soldier cowardice follow full instead ought retreating
We ought instead of retreating should follow up the enemy and take Richmond. And in full view of all responsible for such declaration, I say to you all, such an order can only be prompted by cowardice or treason. Philip Kearny
american-soldier held means money riders robbed
As many of the riders before me had been held up and robbed of their packages, mail and money that they carried, for that was the only means of getting mail and money between these points. Calamity Jane
american-soldier council duty fall fit general governor
And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don't see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all, go to the devil, sir, and go about our business. Christopher Gadsden
american-soldier capable carry following further offense particular proper reasons resigned stop therefore
It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.
american-soldier hold matter neither nor receive refused
The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords.
american-soldier beg declining indulge therefore
I therefore beg that you would indulge me with the liberty of declining the arduous trust.
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I do not pretend to write much of a letter. You know under what circumstances I am writing. Joshua Chamberlain
american-soldier defend terrible took
Just after writing those we were called up to defend a new position on the left, where the terrible storming of the bridge over the Antietam took place.
american-soldier field
I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars.
american-soldier bodies calls cherish determine dream dreams hold hour lofty manner men noble pure spirits strikes thoughts whenever wherever
But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action.
american-soldier came gettysburg men near orders preparing rumors scarcely soon
Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg.
american-soldier fought higher
We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities.
american-soldier came carry line musician pioneer places soon took
Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed.
american-soldier body direction foot front great large line mounting passing rear round top toward valley
Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left.
american-soldier beating ought stick
We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, 'Damn, we're Americans,' and smile.
american-soldier art created delusion either professed supposed
Those who professed this Art are supposed to have been either impostors or under the delusion created by impostors and mountebanks.
american-soldier guy
I'm the last guy left. That's what happens when you live to 84. Harold Russell
american-soldier
The hooks didn't roll out any more sevens than my hands did before them.
american-soldier certainly considered embassy filled sent
A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was. Zebulon Pike
american-soldier disarmed men returned
You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not?