Quote by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (about War, Veterans Day, Fighting)

Quote by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (about War, Veterans Day, Fighting)

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

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