Quotes about american-soldier
american-soldier fought higher
We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities. Joshua Chamberlain
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 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.
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 coming crack good guess less men white
I was sick. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. They were better men than me and they're not coming back. Much less back to the White House, like me. Ira Hayes
american-soldier familiar
The intolerance of the Middle, and even later, Ages, is a fact all too familiar to every one.
american-soldier bent claimed men pretenses treasures wholly writings
Men wholly bent on wordly treasures were the dupes of their own passions, rather than deceived by the writings or pretenses of those who claimed to be Alchemists.
american-soldier encourage fear gloomy ideas love
Our gloomy Presbyterian ideas encourage fear of God, not love for him.
american-soldier bending blood fifteen shutting tortured total
I was tortured fifteen times, that's total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double. James Stockdale
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Pickett's lines being nearer, the impact was heaviest upon them. James Longstreet
american-soldier change possible time
Patterson Beams was probably the most tricky. Even now, every time I change it is worrisome because of the possible unintended consequences. Robert Patterson
american-soldier badly behind dead lay left loss third wing
Our loss had been severe. One-half of my left wing had fallen, and a third of my regiment lay just behind us, dead or badly wounded.
american-soldier forces regime
Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise.
american-soldier came flooded happened overcome storm worse
Worse things have happened to America. We're going to overcome this, too. It's not our fault. The storm came and flooded the city. Russel Honore
american-soldier cars driving explosives hotels insurgents office outside prolific seeing suicide tactics
We're seeing the development of tactics in Iraq, such as suicide bombing. Insurgents have been driving cars with explosives into hotels and office buildings. The recruitment may be even more prolific outside Iraq. Rand Beers
american-soldier confuse goes nobody plan tones
We've got a plan, but don't confuse the plan with execution. We're doing something that is very different. Nobody goes around with 50 tones of water.
american-soldier began liberating music portrait
When I first began working on music in portrait orientation, it was one of the most liberating experiences I've ever had in Finale.
american-soldier constitution federal good local mind prevent
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. Henry Knox
american-soldier arrived cannot forced line point private productive time
We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this line cannot be a productive of happiness, private or public.
american-soldier country people
I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our country well. Oliver North
american-soldier broken changed corps defeat divisions few found hours less plank rallying ten third
My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear.
american-soldier british colony gunpowder island ordered seize
I was ordered by the Colony to go to the Island of Bermuda in order to seize on the Gunpowder in the British Magazines.
american-soldier man
A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable. Zebulon Pike