Alternative Flag

Famous quotes containing the words alternative and/or flag:

    “If the alternative is to keep all just men in prison, or give up war and slavery, the State will not hesitate which to choose.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Swift blazing flag of the regiment,
    Eagle with crest of red and gold,
    These men were born to drill and die.
    Point for them the virtue of slaughter,
    Make plain to them the excellence of killing
    And a field where a thousand corpses lie.”
    —Stephen Crane (1871–1900)