Ambrose Bierce Quotes About Military
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Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference
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RASCALITY, n. Stupidity militant. The activity of a clouded intellect.
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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.
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PRIVATE, n. A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope.
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REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.
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War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.
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General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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