And the soldier who forgot his duty and his honor, and in the hour of action turned his face from his master, and came in unto me, I considered as the most detestable of men.
Edmund Burke: “And the soldier who forgot his duty and his honor, and in the hour of action turned his face from his master, and came…”
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Burke condemns soldiers who abandon their duty and honor in battle, considering them despicable.
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