And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
At some point during the invasion of Iraq, General Schwartzkopf was asked by a journalist, “But general, how can you fight someone who wants to become a martyr?” His answer? “Accommodate them.”
At some point during the invasion of Iraq, General Schwartzkopf was asked by a journalist, “But general, how can you fight someone who wants to become a martyr?” His answer? “Accommodate them.”
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ReplyDeleteGod will judge our enemies. That part isn't up to us. All we need to do is arrange the meeting.
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