The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
history
Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other.
friends prepared to-die-for war
We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..
peace war win
There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader.
writing-craft
We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying
actions army obedience
When Hitler declared war on the United States, he was betting that German soldiers, raised up in the Hitler Youth, would always out fight American soldiers, brought up in the Boy Scouts. He lost that bet. The Boy Scouts had been taught how to figure their way out of their own problems.
nationalism resourcefulness