John Bruce may refer to:
- John Bruce (antiquary) (1802–1869), English founder of the Camden Society
- John Bruce (judge) (1832-1901), U.S. federal judge
- John Bruce (Canada) (1837–1893), first president of the Métis provisional government during the Red River Rebellion
- Sir John Bruce, 2nd Baronet (died 1710), Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and one of the first batch of MPs to the new Parliament of Great Britain
- John Edward Bruce (1856–1924), African American slave, writer and nationalist leader
- John Bruce (decorator), one of the designers on The Learning Channel's show While You Were Out
- John Bruce (1754-1826), East India Company historiographer and Secretary to the Board of Control
- John Bruce (baseball) (c. 1856–1924), executive, member of Honor Rolls of Baseball
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“Well, on the official record you’re my son. But on this post you’re just another trooper. You heard me tell the recruits what I need from them. Twice that I will expect from you.... You’ve chosen my way of life. I hope you have the guts enough to endure it. But put outa your mind any romantic ideas that it’s a way to glory. It’s a life of suffering and of hardship and uncompromising devotion to your oath and your duty.”
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“I against my brother
I and my brother against our cousin
I, my brother and our cousin against the neighbors
All of us against the foreigner.”
—Bedouin Proverb. Quoted by Bruce Chatwin in “From the Notebooks,” ch. 30, The Songlines (1987)