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	<title>Love of History &#187; War</title>
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		<title>The Slaves&#8217; Gamble</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[constantinakatsari]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Gene Allen Smith who works at Texas Christian University and is a curator at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History wrote an interesting book on the impact of war on early nineteenth century slavery at the Antebellum American South. In this book Allen Smith is trying to explore the possibilities for social mobility among the slaves and freedmen. Specifically, the author focuses on the American wars against the British, the Spanish and various Indian tribes as well as the role the slaves played in them. From the evidence it becomes clear that especially the British promised freedom to the slaves in order to join their military ranks. Despite the substantial advantages on offer only very few thousand decided to take the risk of joining the army. The reason the author states is fear that they would be caught by their masters and they would be punished as a result. The hypothesis seems to be plausible. The book is not only well written but it would keep you interest alight for many evenings. There is just one point that I would like to bring to Gene Allen Smith&#8217;s attention. Another reason for not joining the military may have been the racial discrimination that the ex slaves would have faced in their new lives as freedmen due to their black skin. Since they could never be fully integrated into the &#8216;society of the free&#8217; they may have chosen to remain in their current servile status that also provided some safety from the perils of war.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for Academic Wars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 06:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have gathered a few useful quotes for academics who want to excel in their work. As our jobs become increasingly more competitive, I thought it was fitting to chose war-related quotations. The following are certainly applicable in Academia, so take them seriously and adjust them accordingly! &#8220;Work hard and become a leader; Be lazy and never succeed. &#8211; -Proverbs 12:24 You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. &#8212; Napoleon Bonaparte Don&#8217;t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft. &#8212; Theodore Roosevelt Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. &#8212; Lao Tzu In war there is no substitute for victory. &#8212; General Douglas MacArthur Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. &#8212; Sun Tzu Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the Attack. &#8212; Sun Tzu If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. &#8212; Sun Tzu Spontaneous adaptability is the key to a warrior’s survival. &#8212; Suro Mike Inay If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I&#8217;d spend the first four sharpening the axe. &#8212; Abraham Lincoln The stick is equally as deadly as the blade in the right person&#8217;s hands. &#8212; Suro Mike Inay To fight and conquer in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy with no fight at all, that&#8217;s the highest skill. &#8212; Sun Tzu Speak softly and carry a big stick. &#8212; Theodore Roosevelt Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never &#8212; in nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. &#8212; Winston Spencer Churchill God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. &#8212; Daniel Webster You win battles by knowing the enemy&#8217;s timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. &#8212; Miyamoto Musashi It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. &#8212; Gen. Douglas MacArthur Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. &#8212; Sun Tzu Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. &#8212; Napoleon Bonaparte Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. &#8212; Sun Tzu Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. &#8212; Sun Tzu It&#8217;s not the size of the dog in the fight; it&#8217;s the size of the fight in the dog. &#8212; Mark Twain Speed is fine but accuracy is final. &#8212; Bill Jordan All war is deception. &#8212; Sun Tzu Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant. &#8212; Tsukahara Bokuden&#8221; Unknown transl.]]></description>
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