Ambrose Burnside Quotes

Victory in war depends on the morale of the masses which are shedding their blood on the battlefield.

Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

All military history records the triumphs of discipline and courage far more frequently than numbers and resources

Military glory—the attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.

Feed the troops on victory.

Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free.

The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live.

We've got to protect our young men and women and we've got to win that, whatever the cost.

A short, glorious life in service of a greater good - say, the life of the Spartans at Thermopylae, or the pilots in the Battle of Britain, of whom Winston Churchill said 'Never have so many owed so much to so few,' - that is worth praising. But for glory alone? I think not.

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

The selfless actions of these heroes have removed them from their families, businesses and homeland to fight, so that others may experience the liberty awaiting our troops upon safe return to America.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.

As an American, I want our forces to prevail.

Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Surviving is the only glory in war.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

My church has an historical emphasis on peace, but we can't enjoy peace without honoring the blood our soldiers shed for it.

Thanks to the heroic sons and daughters of this country, who have paid sacrifices, we have been able to score a number of victories which are encouraging the nation-building process we are engaged in.