Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
We congratulate the Prime Minister for the announcement of the full cabinet last night.
We were informed that there was some quarter who has insisted the exclusion of any MP of DAP Sarawak from the cabinet of ministers in exchange for their support for Datuk Seri Anwar as the Prime Minister.
We understand that in the general national interest of stability and stronger support, the Prime Minister acceded to such demand.
DAP’s struggle is not for ministerial positions but to see that our ideals are implemented as policies for the betterment of the people and the country.
Through our initiatives, we have prevented Bersatu and PAS from becoming the Federal Government, thereby saving the secularism of the country and the freedom of religion.
We were able to do so by having successfully convinced the GPS to change from its initial support for Muhyiddin as Prime Minister to Datuk Seri Anwar.
Though the GPS may have the ministerial positions from Sarawak, they are now subject to Pakatan Harapan’s fundamental principles of transparency, accountability and good governance.
With the installation of this unity government led by Pakatan Harapan, we are confident that gone are the old days of opaque governance fraught with corruption and abuses. We DAP will continue to play our role to see to it that the principles of transparency, accountability and good governance are carried out in the new government.
We call upon our members and supporters not to be disappointed with the non-appointment of any of the MPs from DAP Sarawak in the cabinet of ministers. While there are some quarter who wish for DAP Sarawak to be weakened and wiped out, we should work even harder to make sure that not only we will not be weakened but we will continue to grow stronger.
We must persist in our ideals and continue in our struggle to make this country a better country for our children and the generations to come, a country that all Malaysian can be proud of.
