| Mephisto2 |
07-10-2005 08:36 PM |
To London
These great Englishmen say it better than I ever could
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They came at us the same old way. We saw them off in the same old way.
Arthur Wellesley (1769 - 1852), first Duke of Wellington
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We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), British Prime Minister
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Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force...
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), British Prime Minister
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One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), British Prime Minister
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Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) English dramatist & poet
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In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) English dramatist & poet
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This England never did, nor never shall,
Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) English dramatist & poet
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This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,--
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) English dramatist & poet
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873), English economist & philosopher (1806 - 1873)
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The way was long and weary,
But gallantly they strode,
A country lad and lassie,
Along the heavy road.
The night was dark and stormy,
But blithe of heart were they,
For shining in the distance
The lights of London lay.
O gleaming lights of London, that gem of the city's crown;
What fortunes be within you, O Lights of London Town!
George Robert Sims (1847 - 1922) - English journalist, author and dramatist
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BURNING WITH FEAR? MY ARSE.
Dave Tom Williams inscribed on giant Union Jack, Liverpool Street tube station
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