The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered. – George William Russell
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. – Henry Fielding
It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge. – Grover Cleveland
By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the Al Qaeda’s mind, they were defeated. – Jack Keane
We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. – Barack Obama
The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower. – Abu Bakar Bashir
We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire. – Al Sharpton
It is not only that Germany has been defeated in the war, Kaiser Wilhelm’s Germany was defeated. – C. L. R. James
I think I’m the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won’t take earmarks. – Claire McCaskill
The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number. – Abu Bakar Bashir
The State thrives on war – unless, of course, it is defeated and crushed – expands on it, glories in it. – Murray Rothbard
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. – Marilyn vos Savant
