What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
Some inspiring quotes from George Washington, first President and founding father of the United States of America.
Unhappy it is though to reflect, that a Brother's Sword has been sheathed in a Brother's breast, and that, the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with Blood, or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous Man hesitate in his choice?
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.
Tueri a vulnere,
John
"The very familiarity of blessings sometimes makes us insensible to their value."
~ J. C. Ryle
While this was originally said in relation to God's Word, it is also applicable to the blessings of God-honoring literature passed down by the likes of R. M. Ballantyne.
All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible. ~Noah Webster
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. ~Teddy Roosevelt
Tutela ex Vulnero,
John
"I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write." ~Augustine
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction. ~General Douglas MacArthur
Tutela ex Vulnero,
John
"The fear of God makes a hero, the fear of man makes a coward." -Alvin York
"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir, and there are many victories worse than defeat." -George Eliot
"Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger, but in being prompt to confront and disarm it." - Sir Walter Scott
"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates loot on Treasure Island, and best of all you can enjoy these riches every day of your life!" - Walt Disney
True it is that God hath commanded kings to be obeyed, but like true it is, that in things which they commit against His glory or when cruelly without cause they rage against their brethren, the members of Christ's body, He hath commanded no obedience. Rather, He hath approved, yea, and greatly rewarded such as have opposed themselves to their ungodly commandments and blind rage. --John Knox
Law is inseparable from sovereignty; every word from a sovereign power is a binding word. Logically, there can only be one sovereign, and He is the Lord God of Scripture. ...To deny His laws in favor of another set of laws is to deny His doctrine in favor of a rival system. It is also a denial of His sovereignty in favor of another. --R. J. Rushdoony, Sovereignty
Here is a very interesting quote I found in the book By Pike and Dyke, by G.A. Henty. The main character's father, Captain Martin, is explaining to his son that war is not glorious and that he should not be spurred by motives of vain-glory, but rather by motives of the glorious defense of the faith and the glories of protecting the innocent.
"I do not say that there is no glory to be gained [in war]; but it is not personal glory. In itself, no cause was ever more glorious than that of men who struggle, not to conquer territory, not to gather spoil, not to gratify ambition, but for freedom, for religion, for hearth and home, and to revenge the countless atrocities inflicted upon them by their oppressors." - Captain Martin in G.A. Henty's in By Pike and Dyke
Another good quote is this one, also stated by Captain Martin to his son.
"Even at a loss to yourself you should show them always that this confidence is not misplaced. Do your duty and a little more, lad. Most men do their duty. It is the little more that makes the difference between one man and the other." - Captain Martin in G.A. Henty's By Pike and Dyke.
This point is important because almost every aspect of character falls under the main category of duty. Our duty is to God first, family second, and country third. So, the character quality of "obedience to parents" is our duty, "kindness to siblings," our duty, and all the other important character qualities we wish to have fall into this category of duty. We must always try to fulfill our duty "and a little more", just as the Captain said. If we do this we will be fulfilling our duty to God.
-Joshua Titus
Here are a few quotes from the Henty book Saint Bartholomew's Eve.
I trust that between us we shall make a true Christian and a true gentleman of him; and that, if needs be, he will show himself a good soldier, also. - Gaspard Vaillant, speaking of Philip Fletcher, the main character.
Phillip and Francois compare swords.
G.A.Henty (speaking of the main character, Philip,) says:
And so, between his French relatives and his sturdy English father, Philip Fletcher had an unusual training. Among the Huguenots he learned to be gentle and courteous; to bear himself among his elders respectfully, but without fear or shyness; to consider that, while all things were of minor consequence in comparison to the right to worship God in freedom and purity, yet that a man should be fearless of death, ready to defend his rights, but with moderation and without pushing them to the injury of others; that he should be grave and decorous of speech, and yet of a gay and cheerful spirit. He strove hard so to deport himself that if, at any time, he should return to his mother's country, he could take his place among her relations without discredit. - G.A. Henty speaking of Philip Fletcher
"Philip Struck him full in the face".
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