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''ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ ΤΟ ΕΥΨΥΧΟΝ'' (English: ''Freedom Stems from Valor'' ; Greek Army Motto )


Ἔτι δὲ ἐν τῇ πολιορκίᾳ τῆς Τύρου ξυνεχομένου Ἀλεξάνδρου ἀφίκοντο παρὰ Δαρείου πρέσβεις ὡς αὐτὸν ἀπαγγέλλοντες μύρια μὲν τάλαντα ὑπὲρ τῆς μητρός τε καὶ τῆς γυναικὸς καὶ τῶν παίδων δοῦναι ἐθέλειν Ἀλεξάνδρῳ Δαρεῖον. τὴν δὲ χώραν πᾶσαν τὴν ἐντὸς Εὐφράτου ποταμοῦ ἔστε ἐπὶ θάλασσαν τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν Ἀλεξάνδρου εἶναι. γήμαντα δὲ τὴν Δαρείου παῖδα Ἀλέξανδρον φίλον τε εἶναι Δαρείῳ καὶ ξύμμαχον. καὶ τούτων ἐν τῷ ξυλλόγῳ τῶν ἑταίρων ἀπαγγελθέντων Παρμενίωνα μὲν λέγουσιν Ἀλεξάνδρῳ εἰπεῖν ὅτι αὐτὸς ἂν Ἀλέξανδρος ὢν ἐπὶ τούτοις ἠγάπησεν καταλύσας τὸν πόλεμον μηκέτι τὸ πρόσω κινδυνεύειν. Ἀλέξανδρον δὲ Παρμενίωνι ἀποκρίνασθαι ὅτι καὶ αὐτὸς ἂν, εἴπερ Παρμενίων ἦν, οὕτως ἔπραξεν, ἐπεὶ δὲ Ἀλέξανδρός ἐστιν, ἀποκρινεῖσθαι Δαρείῳ ἅπερ δὴ καὶ ἀπεκρίνατο.

Αρριανός, Αλεξάνδρου Ανάβασις

''While Alexander was still occupied by the siege of Tyre, ambassadors came to him from Darius, announcing that he would give him I0,000 talents in exchange for his mother, wife, and children; that all the territory west of the river Euphrates, as far as the Grecian Sea, should be Alexander's; and proposing that he should marry the daughter of Darius, and become his friend and ally. When these proposals were announced in a conference of the Companions, Parmenio is said to have told Alexander that if he were Alexander he would be glad to put an end to the war on these terms, and incur no further hazard of success. Alexander is said to have replied, so would he also do, if he were Parmenio, but as he was Alexander he replied to Darius as he did. For he said that he was neither in want of money from Darius, nor would he receive a part of his territory instead of the whole; for that all his money and territory were his; and that if he wished to marry the daughter of Darius, he would marry her, even though Darius refused her to him. He commanded Darius to come to him if he wished to experience any generous treatment from him. When Darius heard this answer, he despaired of coming to terms with Alexander, and began to make fresh preparations for war.''

Arrian, Alexander Anabasis

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''The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.'' [Karl von Clausewitz]

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'' Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his country'' [George S. Patton]

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''Καὶ οὕτως λογίσθητε ὡς ἐπὶ ἀγρίων χοίρων καὶ πληθὺν κυνήγιον, ἴνα γνώσωσιν οἱ ἀσεβεῖς ὅτι οὐ μετὰ ἀλόγων ζώων ὡς αὐτοί, παράταξιν ἔχουσιν, ἀλλὰ μετὰ κυρίων καὶ αὐθεντῶν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀπογόνων Ἑλλήνων καὶ Ρωμαίων!!! '' [Constantine XI Paleologos]

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''Historical justice obliges me to state that of the enemies who took up positions against us, the Greek soldier particularly fought with the highest courage. He capitulated only when further resistance had become impossible and useless.'' [Adolf Hitler, Reichstag, 4 May 1941]

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