"Militaristic" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... than this, however, which has imbued and sustained the flaming spirit of Germany during this war. In July, 1914, the Government deliberately set out to overcome two great forces. The first was the growing section of her anti-militaristic citizens, and the second was the combination of Great Powers which she made up her mind she must fight sooner or later if she would gain that place in the sun which had ...
— The Land of Deepening Shadow - Germany-at-War • D. Thomas Curtin
... warm spot in Chesterton's heart, but he is a little too militaristic, which is exactly what he is not. Kipling loves soldiers, which is no real reason why he should be disliked as a militarist. Many a servant girl loves a score of soldiers, she may even write odes to her pet sergeant, but she is not necessarily a militarist. Rudyard Kipling likes soldiers and ...
— Gilbert Keith Chesterton • Patrick Braybrooke
... Kuprin was born in 1870; 1909 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of his literary activity. He attained his fame only upon the publication of his amazing, epical novel, "The Duel"—which, just like "YAMA," is an arraignment; an arraignment of militaristic corruption. Russian criticism has styled him the poet of life. If Chekhov was the Wunderkind of Russian letters, Kuprin is its enfant terrible. His range of subjects is enormous; his power of observation and his versatility extraordinary. Gambrinus alone would justify his place among the ...
— Yama (The Pit) • Alexandra Kuprin
... anti-militaristic enthusiasm had used the words "bourreaux mercenaires"; "epithete elegante," continues Frederick, "dont il honore les guerriers. Mais souffrions nous qu'un cerveau brule insulte au plus noble emploi de la Societe?" (p.49). He goes on to defend war in good old-fashioned terms. "Vous declamez contre ...
— Baron d'Holbach • Max Pearson Cushing |
