"General, if you put every Union soldier now on the other side of the Potomac on that field to approach me over the same line, I will kill them all before they reach my line."

-- James Longstreet

#War Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Unions Quotes

“Studies by Medical Corps psychiatrists of combat fatigue cases... found that fear of killing, rather than fear of being killed, was the most common cause of battle failure, and that fear of failure ran a strong second.”

Source : Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall (1954). “Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War”
“Books should, not Business, entertain the Light; And Sleep, as undisturb'd as Death, the Night.”
“Bless, O Lord of the centuries and the millennia, the daily work by which men and women provide bread for themselves and their loved ones. We also offer to your fatherly hands the toil and sacrifices associated with work, in union with your Son Jesus Christ, who redeemed human work from the yoke of sin and restored it to its original dignity.”
“Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 07, 2009
“Nihilism is best done by professionals.”
“I've realized that although Valentine's Day can be a cheesy money making stint to most people, it's a day of expressing love across the world. It doesn't have to only be between lovers, but by telling a friend that you care, or even an old person that they are still appreciated.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a failure of political organization or power, but a failure of love.”

Source : Cal Thomas, Wayne Stayskal (2001). “The Wit & Wisdom of Cal Thomas”
“What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.”

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