The pitifulest thing out is a mob; that’s what an army is—a mob; they don’t fight with courage that’s born in… — Mark Twain
The pitifulest thing out is a mob; that’s what an army is—a mob; they don’t fight with courage that’s born in them, but with courage that’s borrowed from their mass, and from their officers. But a mob without any man at the head of it is beneath pitifulness.
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