Court Quote by Ford Madox Ford

“I could not really complain, because he had only given me his word of honor as security; I ought to have required of him…

— Mark Twain

“I was just about to say that I would have to ask the lieutenant, but then I realized that was me. “Yes,”

— Leena Lehtolainen

“I would declare war for you.”

— Tijan Carter Reed

“Do you think that's a good idea, sir?' 'Yes, sergeant, I do. It was one of mine.”

— Terry Pratchett

“I resolved that if I was ever in a war, I would be a dumb nonspy.”

— Jerry Spinelli

“The worst excuse a soldier can make for declining service is that he once ranked the commander he is ordered to report to.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

“Whether or not his remarks are fully warranted, they are a reminder that the “canker of a long peace” is a creeping sickness to…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

“But Jack, you're just a Captain and I'm the General. I order you not to go. He tried to smile, . . . .These…

— Nancy E Turner

“You did all of that for me? I would declare war for you”

— Tijan

“Commanders and historians are the people who discuss wars; I was in the infantry, and most of the time I did not know where…

— Robertson Davies

“You must be the only officer in the whole army who involves his regiment in his personal relationships.”

— K.M. Shea

“If I decide to make a career in the army, he said, I would never be rich, but I would live one of the…

— Roméo Dallaire