Michael Shaara book The Killer Angels
General Robert E. Lee, Part IV, CH 5: Longsteet, p.360
The Killer Angels (1974)
1983 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention speech, June 10, 1983.
Michael Shaara book The Killer Angels
General Robert E. Lee, Part IV, CH 5: Longsteet, p.360
The Killer Angels (1974)
Leopoldo Galtieri (1926–2003) Argentine military dictator
General Who Led Argentina In Falkland War Is Detained http://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/12/world/general-who-led-argentina-in-falkland-war-is-detained.html, The New York Times (April 12, 1983)
Zhang Yufei (1998) Chinese swimmer
"Zhang swims and smiles her way into nation's hearts" in China Daily https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202107/27/WS60ff5a12a310efa1bd664845.html (27 July 2021)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645) Japanese martial artist, writer, artist
Go Rin No Sho (1645), The Fire Book
Context: When we are fighting with the enemy, even when it can be seen that we can win on the surface with the benefit of the Way, if his spirit is not extinguished, he may be beaten superficially yet undefeated in spirit deep inside. With this principle of "penetrating the depths" we can destroy the enemy's spirit in its depths, demoralizing him by quickly changing our spirit. This often occurs.
Penetrating the depths means penetrating with the long sword, penetrating with the body, and penetrating with the spirit. This cannot be understood in a generalization.
Once we have crushed the enemy in the depths, there is no need to remain spirited. But otherwise we must remain spirited. If the enemy remains spirited it is difficult to crush him.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British stateswoman and politician
Remarks to journalists in Downing Street (21 November 1990) http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=108252, following the inconclusive first ballot in the Conservative leadership election. <br class="br">Third term as Prime Minister
Basile Mvé Engone (1941) Catholic bishop
Reflections of bishops after our week of study on Social Credit https://www.michaeljournal.org/articles/pilgrims-of-st-michael/item/reflections-of-bishops-after-our-week-of-study-on-social-credit-3 (1 October 2011)
“I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.”
Chris Hedges (1956) American journalist
Source: Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt