Quotes by Soldier Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. If one colony member devotes its life to service over marriage, the individual is of benefit to the society, even though it does not have personal offspring. A soldier going into battle will benefit his country, but he runs a higher risk of death than one who does not. An altruist benefits the group, but a layabout or coward who saves his own energy and reduces his bodily risk passes the resulting social cost to others. E. O. Wilson soldier running country Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. Dwight D. Eisenhower badass eye soldier That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at the first opportunity that characterizes the American soldier. Dwight D. Eisenhower veterans-day soldier opportunity The one weapon every man, soldier, sailor, or airman should be able to use effectively is the rifle. Dwight D. Eisenhower rifles soldier men A voter without a ballot is like a soldier without a bullet. Dwight D. Eisenhower bullets voters soldier Keep unscathed the good name; keep out of peril the honor without which even your battered old soldier who is hobbling into his grave on half-pay and a wooden leg would not change with Achilles. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton soldier honor names We New Yorkers see more death and violence than most soldiers do, grow a thick chitin on our backs, grimace like a rat and learn to do a disappearing act. Long ago we outgrew the need to be blowhards about our masculinity; we leave that to the Alaskans and Texans, who have more time for it. Edward Hoagland long-ago soldier needs The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. Edward Gibbon navy army soldier My friends and neighbors were always fixing their cars. Soldiers who felt restless wanted to work on something, and they understood cars. Me, I like to look at cars but I was never really a mechanic. Edward Ruscha car soldier looks One can be a soldier without dying and a lover without sighing. Edwin Arnold dying soldier love To maintain the harmony of authority and obedience, to chastise the proud, to protect the weak, to reward the deserving, to banish vice and idleness from his dominions, to secure the traveller and merchant, to restrain the depredations of the soldier, to cherish the labors of the husbandman, to encourage industry and learning, and, by an equal and moderate assessment, to increase the revenue, without increasing the taxes, are indeed the duties of a prince . . . Edward Gibbon assessment proud soldier The patient and active virtues of a soldier are insensibly nursed in the habits and discipline of a pastoral life. Edward Gibbon discipline patient soldier Fight ever on: this earthly stuff If used God’s way will be enough. Face to the firing line o friend Fight out life’s battle to the end. One soldier, when the fight was red, Threw down his broken sword and fled. Another snatched it, won the day, With what his comrade flung away. Edwin Markham fighting broken soldier Of boasting more than of a bomb afraid, A soldier should be modest as a maid. Edward Young maids bombs soldier God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them. Elizabeth I scary soldier bravery I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease. Emmanuel Jal fighting paper soldier A lot of child soldiers lose their minds. Emmanuel Jal soldier mind children How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen. Emma Goldman authority soldier long Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal. Emmanuel Jal understanding soldier children You cannot build up a standing army and then throw it back into a box like tin soldiers. Armies equipped to the teeth with weapons, with highly developed instruments of murder and backed by their military interests, have their own dynamic functions. Emma Goldman army military soldier «678910111213141516»