#readiness

Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it. ↗

— Edward Irving

#fearful #i #ignorance #most #omen

I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in the area, presumably trained on targets across the border. ↗

— Harrison Salisbury

#area #border #chinese #constant #constant state

Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#combat #duty #every #levels #located