#generals

Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#be true #compassion #despair #faith #generals

War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters. ↗

— Amy Goodman

#generals #government #more #parade #posing

Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops. ↗

— David Hackworth

#bay #beltway #care #fervor #game

The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers. ↗

— Steven Berkoff

#create #did #generals #great #had

I can make more generals, but horses cost money. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#generals #horses #i #i can #make