Barbarism Quote by Anonymous

The glorious memory of brave men is continually renewed; the fame of those who have performed any noble deed is never allowed to die;…

— Polybius

All the entertainment and talk of history is nothing almost but fighting and killing: and the honour and renown that is bestowed on conquerors…

— John Locke

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon…

— Xenophon

In all ages the people have honored those who dishonored them. They have worshiped their destroyers; they have canonized the most gigantic liars, and…

— Anonymous

“And confronting these men, wild and terrible as we agree that they were, there were men of quite another kind, smiling and adorned with…

— Victor Hugo

“The dead men had become martyrs and their degradation was forgotten”

— George Orwell

Today, we celebrate freedom. And those that fought and died for it from many parts of the world.

— Anonymous

I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men…

— Davy Crockett

Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we can only…

— Abraham Lincoln

I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the homage of their gratitude…

— Edward Everett

Since men do not really respect anything unless it was established long ago and has developed slowly over time, those who want tokeep on…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the…

— William Butler Yeats