Robert Toombs Quotes

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?

However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.

The soldier 's courage and sacrifice is full of glory , expressing devotion to country , to cause, to comrades in arms. But war itself is never glorious , and we must never trumpet it as such.

It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.

[T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty - that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men.

We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had done their duty.

I told the stories of the soldiers who don’t get a vote on whether or not they are on the battlefield.

I shall hurl the first spear at the foe. If any man can stand at rest while Attila fights, he is a dead man.

No sir, anybody who went out and got into the front line trenches to fight for liberty was a goddamn fool and the guy who got him there was a liar.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.

Let me die facing the enemy ... A man who fights against his country deserves pity more than I.

A man can fight if he can see daylight down the road. But there ain’t no daylight in Vietnam. There’s not a bit.

Learning about WWII at the U.S. Naval Academy taught me about military tactics and the importance of fighting for our country's highest ideals.

I've been to war, and I know the consequences and sacrifice it takes. If we must fight, we fight to win.

War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.

From the days of the Founding Fathers, right to this (2008) election, how and where America fights to defend its freedom, has been the ultimate question in its politics. The one that triggers rage and sorrow; the one that asks is the price of blood too dear? Or, if it is to stay true to its convictions, does America have no coice but to put its lives on the line?

War is the sure result of the existence of armed men. That country which maintains a large standing army will sooner or later have a war. The man who prides himself on fisticuffs is going, some day, to meet a man who considers himself the better man, and they will test the issue.

The safety of the country is at stake... We must let ourselves be killed on the spot rather than retreat... No faltering can be tolerated today.

We find heroes, not on battlefields, but in hospitals that tend the injured. Sometimes I think it’s easier to fight than it is to heal.

The 2.4 million bright, brave, incredibly fit and remarkably talented young Americans who have served in our armed forces since we were attacked on 9-11-01 are all volunteers. As General Petraeus put it during a conversation we had in Afghanistan, 'They all came or stayed, knowing they were going to war.' For more than a decade, these patriots and their loved ones have made extraordinary sacrifices for this country. They embody the classical definition of heroes: those who put themselves at risk for the benefit of others.

I can stand out the war with any man.

The man who fights against his own country is never a hero.

With the danger of terrorism and war spreading in the world, now is the right moment to stop and reconsider our actions and do everything possible to bring an end to the fighting, be it in your own homeland, neighboring countries, or in your region.