Word: bravest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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During the Napoleonic wars, hardly any one in France ever spoke of Marshal Ney without calling him "the bravest of the brave." His gay reckless daring appealed to the people; they honored him with this epithet. Nowadays we do not speak of our generals in such terms. They fight by telephone, miles behind the line. We think of them, therefore, as resourceful, far-sighted, skilful, but as brave--almost never...
...Among the bravest men I knew in England were those who had the courage to refuse to fight," declared Siegfried Sassoon, the English soldier-poet, who spoke before a large audience in the Living Room of the Union last night. "Thank God that in that terrible time there were men strong enough to suffer for their convictions...