The German marshal, von Manteuffel, in a speech made in
Alsace-Lorraine, said:
War! Yes, gentlemen, I am a soldier. War is the element of the
soldier, and I should like to taste it. That elevated sentiment
of commanding in battle, of knowing that the bullet of the enemy
may call you any moment before God’s tribunal, of knowing that
the fate of the battle, and consequently the destiny of your
country, may depend on the orders which you give--this tension
of mind and of feelings is divinely great. (Text.)
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=Terminology, Christian=--See GOD FIRST.
=Terminology, Fear of=--See MOODS OF THE SPIRIT.
=Terror=--See FRIGHT.
=Test of Character=--See BUSINESS A TEST OF CHARACTER.