William Lydon

“It is glorious to drink the wine of the enemy.”
― Robert Leckie, Helmet For My Pillow

“Today the word "hero" has been diminished. confused with "celebrity." But in my father's generation the word meant something.
celebrities seek fame. They take actions to get attention. Most often, the actions they take have no particular moral content. Heroes are heroes because they have risked something to help others. Their actions involve courage. Often, those heroes have been indifferent to the public's attention. But at least, the hero could understand the focus of the emotion.”
― james bradley, Flags of Our Fathers

“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
― Winston Churchill

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”
― Norman Schwarzkopf