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Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there.

These soldiers deserve a better defense secretary than the one we have.

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit.

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.

I know too that we Americans like to think of ourselves as cleaner than clean, a healthy nation who would never take anything when a recent poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population would risk dying in 10 years if they would be guaranteed Olympic gold.

An organized effort is making to deceive the people. There are two great enemies of thought and progress, the aristocracy of royalty and the aristocracy of gold.

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.

It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.

In the cellars of the night, when the mind starts moving around old trunks of bad times, the pain of this and the shame of that, the memory of a small boldness is a hand to hold.

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

Do not hold everything as gold that shines like gold.

Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.

The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of fourteen hours intervenes between then and breakfast.