The Warrior Ethos
We say that soldiers fight for values like honor and duty, but do we actually believe it? The troops do.
Tim Kane • Bleeding Talent: How the US Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution
A dynamism of optimism and enterprise fired each man with belief in himself and his gods. Each citizen-warrior who had endured trial of arms in the phalanx or pulled an oar under fire on the sea now deemed himself deserving of full inclusion in all affairs and discourse of the city.
Steven Pressfield • Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
If we are accessing the Warrior appropriately, we will be energetic, decisive, courageous, enduring, persevering, and loyal to some greater good beyond our own personal gain.
Robert Moore • King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
