John F. Kennedy
- Inaugural Address
With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.
Winston Churchill
- We Shall Fight on the Beaches Speech
We shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
Viktor Reznov
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
Mason, listen to me... We are running out of time, my friend... Do you trust them to destroy it... Or do you think they will use it? The flags may be different but the methods are the same. They will use you, as they have used me... You must decide... Decide what you think is worth fighting for... Goodrich... Chernenko... Steiner... These... 'men'... must die.
Niccolò Machiavelli
- The Prince
From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved more than feared, or feared more than loved. The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two has to be wanting.
