Agis II quotes

“The Spartans do not enquire how many the enemy are, but where they are.”
-- Agis II

#Military Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“With firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.”

“There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.”

“In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Beautifully shot, impeccably paced, it was a clear, unrelenting look at the National Trust, its friends and enemies, and it makes you want to burn your passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go.”

Source : "AA Gill obituary" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. December 10, 2016.

“Look for the enemies of Medicare, of higher minimum wages, of Social Security, of federal aid to education and there you will find the enemy of the Negro, the coalition of Dixiecrats and reactionary Republicans that seek to dominate the Congress.”

“I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy.”

“The loss of enemies does not compensate for the loss of friends.”

“Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.”

“How to achieve the moral breakdown of the enemy before the war has started - that is the problem that interests me. Whoever has experienced war at the front will want to refrain from all avoidable bloodshed.”

“I know I have plenty of enemies, but I'd rather be the most-hated winning coach in the country than the most-popular losing one.”