One cannot kick against geography! - Eleftherios Venizelos

Greece expects you not merely to die for her, for that is little, indeed; she expects you to conquer. That is why each one of you, even in dying, should be possessed by one thought alone – how to conserve your strength to the last so that those who survive may conquer. And you will conquer, I am more than sure of this.

A party should be founded not merely on numbers, but on moral principles, without which it can neither accomplish useful work nor inspire confidence.

A message sent to the General Staff during the First Balkan War, to insure that the Greek army will capture Thessaloniki at all costs.