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I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Patriotism
Soldier
Defense
Duty
Liberty
Talk
Freedom
Dung
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One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.
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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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