Less glory is more liberty. When the drum is silent, reason sometimes speaks.
Albert PikeRead
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.
Interpretation
What this quote means
War involves significant hardships and struggles that can ultimately lead to a win.
The quote by Albert Pike reflects the paradoxical nature of war, suggesting that victory is not achieved easily. Instead, it is the result of enduring and overcoming a multitude of disasters and challenges that arise during conflict. War is thus portrayed as a tumultuous process where the final achievement of victory is steeped in loss and adversity.
Themes
WarVictoryCatastrophesStrugglesConflict
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a military briefing to highlight the resilience required in conflict.
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All quotes βHe who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.
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Let us drink together, fellows, as we did in days of yore. And still enjoy the golden hours that Fortune has in store; The absent friends remembered be, in all thatβs sung or said, And Love immortal consecrate the memory of the dead.
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What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
Albert PikeRead
Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth.
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