Strength
End of 1917 | 20,000 men estimate |
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When the civil war started | 30,000 men |
Middle of conflict, (Peak) | 90,000+ men |
In 1920 | Thousands, though all in Russia(Mostly Karelia/St.Petersburg), see Heimosodat |
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Famous quotes containing the word strength:
“I came to love my rows, my beans, though so many more than I wanted. They attached me to the earth, and so I got strength like Antæus. But why should I raise them? Only Heaven knows.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“In the mountains of truth you will never climb in vain: either you will already get further up today or you will exercise your strength so that you can climb higher tomorrow.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)
“Teach us to live our lives with purpose and with power
for visions of a better world and for decisions hour;
To choose the way of life, reject the way of death,
until the radiant force of God fills mind and strength and breath.”
—Walter J. Mathams (19th20th centuries)