Active Quote by Patrick Henry

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

— Patrick Henry

It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory,…

— Georgy Zhukov

It is not our frowning battlements...or the strength our gallant and disciplined army? These are not our reliance against a resumption of tyranny in…

— Abraham Lincoln

Battles are not won by strength alone!

— Zhuge Liang

It doesnt mean you always have to fight the battle. True strength is being wise enough to walk away from the nonsense.

— Anonymous

The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will form a…

— Tench Coxe

“Soldiering, my dear madam, is the coward's art of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm's way when you are…

— George Bernard Shaw

An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor…

— James Madison

If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy…

— Sun Tzu

It is always dangerous to the liberties of the people to have an army stationed among them, over which they have no control ...…

— Samuel Adams

I don't usually feel threatened by the militias. Most members are just indulging their fantasies of being warriors without having to sign up for…

— Eileen Pollack

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress?

— Patrick Henry