| John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1868 - 636 pages
...appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us! XXXI. THE SAME CONCLUDED. r I NHEY tell us, sir, that we are weak, — unable to cope...sir, is not to the strong alone, — it is to the active, the vigilant, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election ! If we were base enough to desire... | |
| Goold Brown - English language - 1862 - 362 pages
...minds by conversation, it is a great happiness to be acquainted with persons wiser than ourselves. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. It is a miserable state of niind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear. Death ! Great... | |
| James Alexander Thom - Fiction - 2010 - 898 pages
...fellow Englishmen as if they were another race. Now he went on, in the grave faces of his audience. "The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is...vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no choice. Even if we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There... | |
| Berry Craig - Charles H. Baker Collection - 1989 - 162 pages
...years of Marine Aviation, President Ronald Reagan observed: "The words of the patriot Patrick Henry — The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone. It is to the active, and vigilant, the brave' are not strangers to you who have defended America in battle and in... | |
| Administrative law - 1990 - 384 pages
...observed when urging his fellow Americans to fight for our country's independence: "The battle ... is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave." Patrick Henry's observation accents the theme for this 40th anniversary observance of Armed Forces... | |
| Earnie Larsen - Psychology - 1991 - 388 pages
...know for sure is that today is too precious to waste. When I look for trouble, I often invent trouble. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. — Patrick Henry Replacing something that we've lost usually involves a lot of effort and aggravation.... | |
| Thomas N. Turner - Education - 1990 - 196 pages
...ends, tyranny begins. WILLIAM PITT The earth belongs to the living, not the dead. THOMAS JEFFERSON The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. PATRICK HENRY Character is much easier kept than recovered. THOMAS PAINE If you go long enough without... | |
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