--- title: "1 Marched Quotes By Clara Barton" description: "1 Marched quotes by Clara Barton. Plus more from Clara Barton and more Marched sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/clara-barton-16924_army_if-i-were-to-speak-of-war-it-would-not-b_3123048.jpg" --- > [If I were to speak of war, it would not be to show you the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they strew in their tracks; and how, while they marched on with tread of iron and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/if-i-were-to-speak-of-war-it-would-not-be-to-show-you-the-glories-of/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/clara-barton-16924_army_if-i-were-to-speak-of-war-it-would-not-b_3123048.jpg) ## More by Clara Barton > [I founded the American Red Cross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/i-founded-the-american-red-cross/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [“The surest test of discipline is it's absence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/the-surest-test-of-discipline-is-it-s-absence/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [I don't know how long it has been since my ear has been free from the roll of a drum. It is the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/i-don-t-know-how-long-it-has-been-since-my-ear-has-been-free-from-the/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [The Red Cross in its nature, it aims and purposes, and consequently, its methods, is unlike any other organization in the country.It is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/the-red-cross-in-its-nature-it-aims-and-purposes-and-consequently-its/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [People should not say that this or that is not worth learning, giving as their reason that it will not be put to use.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/people-should-not-say-that-this-or-that-is-not-worth-learning-giving/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/you-must-never-so-much-think-as-whether-you-like-it-or-not-whether-it/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/it-is-wise-statesmanship-which-suggests-that-in-time-of-peace-we-must/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/i-may-sometimes-be-willing-to-teach-for-nothing-but-if-paid-at-all-i/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/i-may-be-compelled-to-face-danger-but-never-fear-it-and-while-our/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [What could I do but go with them Civil War soldiers, or work for them and my country? The patriot blood of my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/what-could-i-do-but-go-with-them-civil-war-soldiers-or-work-for-them/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [I don't know how long it has been since my ear has been free from the roll of a drum. It is the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/i-don-t-know-how-long-it-has-been-since-my-ear-has-been-free-from-the-2/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/the-patriot-blood-of-my-father-was-warm-in-my-veins/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/a-ball-had-passed-between-my-body-and-the-right-arm-which-supported/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [Although its growth may seem to have been slow, it is to be remembered that it is not a shrub, or plant, to shoot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/although-its-growth-may-seem-to-have-been-slow-it-is-to-be-remembered/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) > [Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-barton/economy-prudence-and-a-simple-life-are-the-sure-masters-of-need-and/) [Clara Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-barton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marched/clara-barton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Marched Quotes By Clara Barton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I were to speak of war, it would not be to show you the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they strew in their tracks; and how, while they marched on with tread of iron and plumes proudly tossing in the breeze, some one must follow closely in their steps, crouching to the earth, toiling in the rain and darkness, shelterless themselves, with no thought of pride or glory, fame or praise, or reward; hearts breaking with pity, faces bathed in tears and hands in blood. 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