Only when a disputed
Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is it necessary to draw up a code. Edward Jenks
Invaders
[Every] hour of delay
[Every] hour of delay abates the fame and force of the invader, and multiplies the resources of defensive war. Edward Gibbon
How can the mind
How can the mind take hold of such a country? Generations of invaders have tried, but they remain in exile. The important towns they build are only retreats, their quarrels the malaise of men who cannot find their way home. India knows of their trouble. She knows of the whole world’s trouble, to its uttermost … Read more
If the enemy is
If the enemy is the invading party, we can cut his line of communications and occupy the roads by which he will have to return; if we are the invaders, we may direct our attack against the sovereign himself. Du Mu
The Pacific no longer
The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful lake. Our line of defense is a natural one and can be maintained with a minimum of military effort and expense. Douglas MacArthur
While I was not
While I was not consulted prior to the President’s decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision from a military standpoint, proved a sound one, as we hurled back the invader and decimated his forces. Our victory was complete, and our objectives within reach, when Red China intervened with numerically superior … Read more
If we had had
If we had had the privilege of giving hospitality to a Ho Chi Minh, with what respect and interest we would have served him, as a man of vision, as a patriot, a rebel against foreign invaders. Dorothy Day
I have never been
I have never been much of a patriot. My father would not have allowed such a thing while he lived, and his death insured that his wish was carried out. Piter commanded far more affection and loyalty from me than the nation as a whole. But that night, running across the unplowed fields of winter … Read more
Ladies and gentlemen.” He
Ladies and gentlemen.” He [Jabba] sighed. “Meet the kamikaze of computer invaders…the worm. Dan Brown
It is also in
It is also in theory, conceivable that some universal empire some day might cover the whole globe, leaving no external barbarians to serve as invaders. Carroll Quigley