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The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph.

What we now have in Iraq is a defeat.

Upon the whole it was a Glorious day-Our men are in the Spirits-and I am confident we shall give them a total defeat the next Action; which is at no great distance.

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.

The fight ended. For both was victory. For both there was defeat.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I don't want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal.

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.

Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.