Numerous actions have been termed the Battle of Brest, Brest being the name of two important fortress towns on opposite sides of Europe.
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“The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs and epics. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness. Time alone will reveal what reward will be allotted to women.”
—Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)
“No battle is worth fighting except the last one.”
—J. Enoch Powell (b. 1912)