Forces Opened Fire

Famous quotes containing the words forces, opened and/or fire:

    “By speaking, by thinking, we undertake to clarify things, and that forces us to exacerbate them, dislocate them, schematize them. Every concept is in itself an exaggeration.”
    —José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)

    “The debt was the most sacred obligation incurred during the war. It was by no means the largest in amount. We do not haggle with those who lent us money. We should not with those who gave health and blood and life. If doors are opened to fraud, contrive to close them. But don’t deny the obligation, or scold at its performance.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)

    “I thought I alone suffered,
    but suffering is everywhere.
    When I went on the housetop
    I saw its fire in every home.”
    —Farid (13th cent.)