#enemy

If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory. ↗

— John Curtin

#ball #carry #enemy #first #football

Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die. ↗

— David Hackworth

#die #down #enemy #even #goof

The finishing off of the encircled enemy army is to be left to the Luftwaffe. ↗

— Franz Halder

#enemy #finishing #left #luftwaffe #off

The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer. ↗

— Franz Halder

#dead #direct #enemy #forces #front

I have always been and will be an enemy of communism, but I love all people. ↗

— Lech Walesa

#been #communism #enemy #i #i love

Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction. ↗

— Guy Verhofstadt

#bring #conviction #enemy #find #fire

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight. ↗

— Thich Nhat Hanh

#forgiveness #forgiveness

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy. ↗

— William Westmoreland

#against #been #believe #credit #deserve

A dead man is the worst enemy alive, I thought. You can't alter his power over you. You can't alter what you love or owe. And it's too late to ask him for his absolution. He has beaten you all ways. ↗

— John le Carré

#enemy #regret #death

There are always great dangers in letting the best be the enemy of the good. ↗

— Roy Jenkins

#best #dangers #enemy #good #great