2 quotes by Book of Maccabees (-),

Popular Quotes

Book of Maccabees

Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation ...

Winston Churchill utilized this quotation in his first radio address as Prime Minister, May 19, 1940

Book of Maccabees

It is a foolish thing to make a long prologue and be short in the story itself.

All Quotes

About the Author

No Photo Available

Born:
Nationality:
Profession:

Biography

The Books of the Maccabees or Sefer Hamakabim, Book of the Maccabees, recount the history of the Maccabees, the leaders of the Jewish rebellion against the Seleucid dynasty.

BOOK OF MACCABEES

(Books of the Maccabees)