My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force during World War II and I grew up hearing the pilot stories and seeing pictures of him in uniform.
Politicians like generals have a tendency to fight the last war.
One side-effect of the so-called war on terror has been a crisis of liberalism. This is not only a question of alarmingly illiberal legislation but a more general problem of how the liberal state deals with its anti-liberal enemies.
As for charity it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned and the ultimate consequence to the general good are apt to be at complete war with one another.
In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood isn't it?
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.
When I grew up in Taiwan the Korean War was seen as a good war where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was of course the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.
It is the merit of a general to impart good news and to conceal the truth.
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
The time I trust will come perhaps within the lives of some of us when the outline of this science will be clearly made out and generally recognised when its nomenclature will be fixed and its principles form a part of elementary instruction.
I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.
To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case strikes me as most unrealistic.
When I think it's good not to say the truth I don't say anything. I don't like actors in general they lie they are liars trust me.