Here is what you do, friends. Forget country. Forget king. Forget wife and children and freedom. Forget every concept, however noble, that you imagine you fight for here today. Act for this alone: for the man who stands at your shoulder. He is everything, and everything is contained within him. That is all I know. That is all I can tell you.-- Dienekes at Thermopylae Steven Pressfield
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In this quote from the movie, "300", the commander of the Spartans asks his men to forget about their homes, their families and even their lives if they are going to fight. The only thing that matters is a man's duty to his country.

Source: Gates Of Fire: An Epic Novel Of The Battle Of Thermopylae

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