"During the early months of the war in……" — Philip Gibbs
"During the early months of the war in 1914 there was a conflict of opinion between the War Office and the Foreign Office regarding news from the Front."
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18 Quotes by Philip Gibbs
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It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.
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At all costs we must re-establish faith in spiritual values. We must worship something beyond ourselves, lest we destroy ourselves.
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In less than twenty-five years . . . the motor-car will be obsolete, because the aeroplane will run along the…
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I am going to fight - I, a socialist and Syndicalist - so that we shall make an end to…
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There is poetry in a pork chop to a hungry man.
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But do you know, I shall not be sorry to die. I shall be glad, Monsieur. And why glad, you…
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It was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of…
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It was so quiet that morning in Paris that the heels of my two companions and myself were loud on…
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We who go out to die shall be remembered, because we gave the world peace. That will be our reward,…
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But the worst handicap we had the prohibition of naming individual units who had done the fighting.
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When we got down from the ambulances there were sharp cracks about us as bursts of shrapnel splashed down upon…
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In front of us was not a line but a fortress position, twenty miles deep, entrenched and fortified, defended by…
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
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