Siegfried Sassoon Quotes

Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon
English Poet
Born: Sep 8, 1886
Died: Sep 1, 1967
Acting Am Believe Drawing War Which
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Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and wives. Siegfried Sassoon
Dreamers Think Soldiers Guns Clean Wives Beds Begin Homes
I have seen and endured the sufferings of the troops, and I can no longer be a party to prolong these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust. Siegfried Sassoon
Evil Seen Party Believe Unjust Prolong Troops Longer Ends Endured Which Sufferings
I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it. Siegfried Sassoon
War Defiance Power Military Believe Statement Those Prolonged Deliberately Because Making Am End Authority Being Act Who
I believe that the purpose for which I and my fellow soldiers entered upon this war should have been so clearly stated as to have made it impossible to change them, and that, had this been done, the objects which actuated us would now be attainable by negotiation. Siegfried Sassoon
War Change Impossible Made Believe Stated Soldiers Negotiation Entered Would Objects Purpose Attainable Had Clearly Fellow Been Done Which Them Us Should Now

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