Literary notes about military (AI summary)
The word “military” appears in literature with a versatile range of meanings that enrich historical narrative and political commentary. It is often used to denote organized, disciplined bodies—embodied by legions on campaign against public threats [1] or by structured military expeditions venturing into unknown lands [2]. At times, it emphasizes institutional rigor, as seen in discussions of military orders and schools [3, 4], while in other contexts it connotes personal valor or the systematic discipline associated with military life [5, 6]. Moreover, the term is deployed metaphorically to critique state policy and power dynamics, suggesting that the military ethos can shape not only armed conflict but also the broader contours of civic organization [7, 8].
- The legions were destined to serve against the public enemy, and the civil magistrate seldom required the aid of a military force.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - [12] of commerce, and by the military expeditions which had been sent to the extreme East.
— from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) by Henri Mouhot - Montesa , f ., a village in the province of Valencia, Spain; orden de —— , a military order founded in 1317.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Alfred Remy and Erwin W. Roessler - Military Schools, more and more professional and practical, 276 10.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Unfortunate old military gentlemen, it is your hour, not of glory!
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle - He would have made a splendid military genius.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - Never before in England had there been such a vast or rapid concentration of military material.
— from The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - The military state becomes elevated above the civil.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison
