The Irish Soldiers of Mexico Quotes

“Ralph Waldo Emerson observed that there are always men who like to feel a natural superiority which is not dependent on accomplish­ment and does not need to be proved.”
― Michael Hogan, The Irish Soldiers of Mexico

“Most histories of war are written by the victors who, by the very fact that they have won, are prone to discount atrocities committed by their side, minimize their opportunistic or selfish motives in waging the war, and denigrate the qualities of the losing side.”
― Michael Hogan, Irish soldiers in mexico

“Perhaps one of the lessons of any nation's history is that the people are indeed responsible for the sins of the fathers; they are not guilty, but responsible for setting right the wrongs done in the past.”
― Michael Hogan, The Irish Soldiers of Mexico

“No law or prior pledge can insure loyalty if the cause itself becomes unworthy in the mind and conscience of the individual. In such cases, dishonoring the oath of allegiance may be a nobler course of action.”
― Michael Hogan, The Irish Soldiers of Mexico