1:05:01
and was accepted
to my father's old regiment,
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the Light Hussars.
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l used to think we rode
into the war on horseback,
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but now I realize
that in fact
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we rode into the war
on words.
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Yes, my friend, words.
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lf the high command
had used nails
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to hammer our feet
to the mud,
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l think we would've found
a pair of pliers,
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passed them down the line
1:05:27
and made a break for it,
1:05:29
but the words,
1:05:31
the words kept us rooted
to the ground.
1:05:36
Now these are magical words,
1:05:38
used in mass hypnosis.
1:05:40
And if you would like
millions of young men
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to give up their lives
for your cause,
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you must first
learn these words.
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Repeat after me.
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The enemy
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is "the foe" or "the host."
1:05:55
"The enemy is the foe
or the host."
1:05:59
Danger
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is "peril."
1:06:02
"Danger is peril."
1:06:04
To be brave
is to be "gallant."
1:06:06
"To be brave
is to be gallant."
1:06:09
The dead--
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oh, yes, the dead,
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they're not "dead."
1:06:17
They are "the fallen."
1:06:21
One's chest
is one's "breast."
1:06:23
To move quickly
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is to be "swift."
1:06:26
A soldier is--
1:06:28
A warrior.
1:06:29
"A warrior."
1:06:31
War is "strife."
Actions are "deeds."
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To die is to "perish."
1:06:37
To sleep is to "slumber."
1:06:39
The sky are the "heavens."
1:06:42
Blood, "elan vital."
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And arms and legs...
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...are "noble limbs."