A man lives his life only when he is marching, i thought, when he keeps marching onwards at any price. When he stops marching onwards, he decays. The joy of life is the joy of the experience that comes from feeling one's own strength.

Prisons are built to break men, and when men are broken society has consummated its revenge

Blut muss fliessen

I would not have shied away from an assignment to sail a canoe around Cape Horn or to take charge of the government of Afghanistan.

Break the character and independence of your man and you will have an obedient trooper.