Soldiers of capitalism are the fathers of dissent.
Among men, it seems, historically at any rate, the processes of coordination and disintegration follow each other with great regularity, and the index of the coordination is the measure of the disinte...
We soldiers knew next to nothing about what was going on in the centres of power. We received so many orders and counter-orders that there were times when we did not obey any of them at all, knowing t...
Life is not for the faint hearted
We'd like to think that it is not our fault that great men and women died fighting for the security of our nation and safety of our communities. But we know this not to be true. They commited their li...
The father let his rifle down and stood its butt against the porch boards. The boy, though, kept alert. There was a good deal of killer about him, and it was why he still lived. The last four years ha...
That's a nice song, said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song, he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels. , thought Vimes, As I rec...
Sweeney: I can just see all you tough young soldiers cuddling together.Richard: Not cuddling, huddling. There's a difference.
We'd like to think that it is not our fault great men and women died fighting for the security of our nation and safety of our communities. But we know this not to be true. They commited their lives f...
The sergeants are shunted forward and they blink and stare up at Gonzo as he leans on the edge of his giant mixing bowl. MacArthur never addressed his troops from a mixing bowl--not even one made from...
The music at a wedding procession always reminds me of the music of soldiers going into battle.
Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck.
The soldiers had been entrenched in their positions for several weeks but there was little, if any fighting, except for the dozen rounds they ritually exchanged every day. The weather was extremely pl...
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.
When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
A quick check on the platoon showed everyone more or less enjoying the flight.Whatever it is you're eating, Ressk, swallow it before we land, [said Staff Sergeant Kerr].No problem, Staff.More like who...
The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.
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