Phantom/military

Famous quotes containing the words phantom and/or military:

    “She was a phantom of delight
    When first she gleamed upon my sight;
    A lovely apparition, sent
    To be a moment’s ornament;”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
    —Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)