Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1917 — NAPOLEON'S WAR MAXIMS [ARTICLE]

NAPOLEON'S WAR MAXIMS

Show character and courage. Infuse some energy Into your organization. Love of country Is the first virtue of civilized man. Political factions are compounded of dupes and rogues. - Anything can be remedied with courage and patience. I see a host of talkative officials who never take any measures. For every man with a heart the hour has come to conquer or to die. I will not be caught in the toils of any party. lam for the nation. Days are passing with little done, and yet days are precious at this season. The big man looks at things from a lofty standpoint far above that of parties. A national army alone can secure for the state peace ut home and respect abroad. If too strong a government has' some disadvantages, a weak government has yet greater evils. Compulsory service is the fairest, kindest and most democratic means of raising soldiers. A commander In chief ought never to allow either the victors or the vanquished to rest quietly. The art of war is like everythingelse that I§ noble and simple. The simplest movements are the best.