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James G. Blaine finally gained the 1884 Republican nomination for U.S. president on his third attempt: "Another victory like this and our money's gone!". A Pyrrhic victory (/ ˈ p ɪr ɪ k / ⓘ PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. [1]
Winston Churchill took over as Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, eight months after the outbreak of World War II in Europe.He had done so as the head of a multiparty coalition government, which had replaced the previous government (led by Neville Chamberlain) as a result of dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war, demonstrated by the Norway debate on the Allied evacuation of Southern Norway.
I can answer in one word: it is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. — Hansard, House of Commons, 13 May 1940, vol 360, cc. 1501–1525
victory demands dedication: Motto of North Melbourne Football Club: victoria aut mors: Victory or death: Similar to aut vincere aut mori. victoria concordia crescit: victory comes from harmony: Motto of Arsenal F.C. victrix causa diis placuit sed victa Catoni: the victorious cause pleased the gods, but the conquered cause pleased Cato
Lines 1 and 3 (and others) end with extra syllables. The rhyme scheme is abcb. The poem's "success" theme is treated paradoxically: Only those who know defeat can truly appreciate success. Alliteration enhances the poem's lyricism. The first stanza is a complete observation and can stand alone.
Defeat into Victory received positive reviews on its publications, being praised for its insight and the quality of writing. In a review in Military Affairs, Frank Trager describes it as "extraordinary" and making "a most valuable contribution to our understanding", [2] and thought it instructive in the light of contemporary American involvement in Vietnam.
From medieval Latin, it indicates that battle for survival, where your defeat is necessary for my victory, survival. mors vincit omnia "death conquers all" or "death always wins" An axiom often found on headstones. morte magis metuenda senectus: old age should rather be feared than death: from Juvenal in his Satires: mortui vivos docent
The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner shows the last three letters of the signal flying from the Victory. "England expects that every man will do his duty" was a signal sent by Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, from his flagship HMS Victory as the Battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on 21 October 1805.