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“Miloš Obrenović, leader of the second Serbian uprising, started the war with the words: "Here I am, here you are, war to the Turks."(July 2014), ”

“When he was consulted on how Spartans might best forestall invasion of their homeland, Lycurgus advised, "By remaining poor, and each man not desiring to possess more than his fellow."”

“During the Siege of Dongnae, upon being urged to surrender by general Konishi Yukinaga of the invading Japanese, prefect Song Sang-hyeon replied, "It is easier to die than to move aside" ("戰死易假道難").”

“After defeating the British at the Battle of Lake Erie, American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry sent a famously brief report of his victory, "We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop."”

“King Demaratus, being pestered by someone with a question concerning who the most exemplary Spartan was, answered "He that is least like you."”

“Polycratidas was one of several Spartans sent on a diplomatic mission to some Persian generals, and being asked whether they came in a private or a public capacity, answered, "If we succeed, public; if not, private."”

“When asked whether bravery or justice was a more important virtue, Agesilaus explained, "There is no use for bravery unless justice is present, and no need for bravery if all men are just."Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica, 213c.”

“In 1809, during the second siege of Saragossa, the French demanded the city's surrender with the message "Peace and Surrender" ("Paz y capitulación"). General Palafox's reply was "War and knife" ("Guerra y cuchillo", often mistranslated as "War to the Knife").(July 2014), ”

“On the morning of the third and final day of the battle, Leonidas, knowing they were being surrounded, exhorted his men, "Eat well, for tonight we dine in Hades."Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica, 225d.”

“Nearing death, Agesilaus was asked if he wanted a statue erected in his honor. He declined, saying: "If I have done anything noble, that is a sufficient memorial; if I have not, all the statues in the world will not preserve my memory."Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica, 215a.”

“A visitor to Sparta expressed surprise at the plain clothing of King Agesilaus II and other Spartans. Agesilaus remarked, "From this mode of life we reap a harvest of liberty."Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica, 210a.”

“When someone from Argos pointed out that Spartans were susceptible to being corrupted by foreign travel, Eudamidas replied, "But you, when you come to Sparta, do not become worse, but better."Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica, 221a.”

“When someone asked Agesilaus how far the bounds of Sparta extended, he responded showing his spear, "As far as this can reach."Plutarch, Moralia, Sayings of Spartans, AGESILAUS THE GREAT, 28”

“When an Athenian accused Spartans of being ignorant, the Spartan Pleistoanax agreed: "What you say is true. We alone of all the Greeks have learned none of your evil ways."”

“After being invited to dine at a public table, the sophist Hecataeus was criticized for failing to utter a single word during the entire meal. Archidamidas answered in his defense, "He who knows how to speak, knows also when."”

“A Lockheed Hudson of 82 Naval Patrol squadron, operating from Argentia in Newfoundland, sighted and attacked a surfaced U-boat on 28 January 1942. After the U-boat submerged undamaged, the mistakenly triumphant pilot, Donald Francis Mason, signaled "Sighted sub sank same".Blair, Clay (1996), Hitler's U-Boat War Vol I ISBN: 0-304-35260-8”