Lance

“I never blame anyone," said Kemp. "It's quite out of fashion.”
― H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

“The war had destroyed many things, but one of the worst casualties was the loss of hope for a peaceful world. Yet every man who saw these horses at Hostau ended up with a smile on his face and an image in his mind of a world less troubled than the one in which he currently dwelled.”
― Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

“Civilians!” they read in Japanese. “Evacuate at once! “These leaflets are being dropped to notify you that your city has been listed for destruction by our powerful air force. “This advance notice will give your military authorities ample time to take necessary defensive measures to protect you from our inevitable attack. Watch and see how powerless they are to protect you. Systematic destruction of city after city will continue as long as you blindly follow your military leaders whose blunders have placed you on the very brink of oblivion. It is your responsibility to overthrow the military government now and save what is left of your beautiful country. “In the meanwhile, we encourage all civilians to evacuate at once.”
― Bill O'Reilly, Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan

“The Templars would later encounter Ismaili dualists in the form of the Assassins, who would descend from their Syrian mountain eyrie to commit acts of terror against all sides.”
― Michael Haag, The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States