Soldiers Die

Famous quotes containing the words soldiers and/or die:

    “Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?”
    —Karl Kraus (1874–1936)

    “But some who this blithe mood present,
    As on in lightsome files they fare,
    Shall die experienced ere three days be spent—
    Perish, enlightened by the vollied glare;
    Or shame survive, and, like to adamant,
    Thy after shock, Manassas, share.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)