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A little respect goes a long way, and the absence of it is often very costly.
“The ability to die without regret: to savour those final moments as a warrior, in the knowledge that you were surrounded by other warriors. He remembered a piece of graffiti he’d once seen on the walls of a gladiator school – A sword in my hand and a friend by my side – and for the first time realized its true meaning. ‘It could have been different,’ he said. ‘You could have been a hero on Mona and I could be drinking wine in Rome.’ Lunaris looked into the orange-tainted darkness around him. ‘I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
― Hero of Rome
― Hero of Rome
“That was the real triumph of the revolution, Napoleon thought with a slight nod. A man might rise as high as any on the basis of merit alone, and not because of some accident of birth. That was why France would win, in the end. For what nation could hope to stand against a nation of men free to pursue their ambitions?”
― The Generals (Wellington and Napoleon 2)
― The Generals (Wellington and Napoleon 2)
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