Elements Quote by John Ruskin

It is soldiers who pay most of the human cost. In war it is extraordinary how it all comes down to the character of…

— Creighton W. Abrams, Jr

Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero.

— Duke of Wellington

Soldiering is a very important profession, is it not?

— Mike Jackson

I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their…

— Thor Heyerdahl

“Sometimes heroics revolted him; they seemed like an insult to the soldier who weighed the risks of the situation and made calm, cunning decisions…

— Iain M. Banks

In relation to the immense sacrifices that the state demands of the individual through the blood tax, it seems rather incidental whether it compensates…

— Ludwig von Mises

Commonplace though it may appear, this doing of one's duty embodies the highest ideal of life and character. There may be nothing heroic about…

— Samuel Smiles

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.

— C. J. Cherryh

There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do.

— Erwin Rommel

I don't think that anybody in any war thinks of themselves as a hero. The minute anybody presumes that they are heroes, they get…

— Steven Spielberg

Ambition, the soldier's virtue.

— William Shakespeare

For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their substance the…

— Abraham Lincoln